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THE BLUES 

THEIR CAUSES AND 
THEIR CURE 

BY 


T. WILSON DEACHMAN, Ph. C., M. D. 

Author of “The Auto-Bio-Chemic Treatment” 

Member and Graduate of the Ontario College cf Pharmacy 
Toronto University 

Formerly Demonstrator of Chemistry 
Hahnemann Medical College 
Chicago 


“New thories that are true meet all their 
opposition from those who misunder¬ 
stand them.” 


Published by 

THE AUTO-BIO-CHEMIC COMPANY 

(Not Inc.) 

CHICAGO 

1924 


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Copyright, 1924 
by 

T. Wilson Deachman 


MAR 17 ’24 


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DEDICATION 


HpO those wiio are seekers after 
A the truth and recognize the 
necessity of using the secrets of 
Nature’s Laboratory in the curative 
process, this book is respectfully 
dedicated. 


“To know a thing well it is 
necessary to know its first cause.” 

—Aristotle. 


PREFACE 


j HAVE received many requests to write a book 

on the principles brought forward in my work 
on “The Auto-Bio-Chemic Treatment” clothed in 
a terminology that a layman may read and com¬ 
prehend in its entirety. 

The suggestion thus brought forward has had a 
strong stimulating result and particularly so when 
I realize at the same time the splendid reception 
given by the medical profession on its publication. 
The conjoined effect has induced me to write a 
book, non-technical in nature, embodying the fun¬ 
damental principles as announced in the book al¬ 
ready referred to, confined more to the analysis of 
life-shortening diseases and habits, under the 
name “The Blues, Their Causes and Their Cure.” 

There are many books already published that 
treat of the anatomy and physiology of the human 
body and give sage advice in regard to following 
out “The straight and narrow path.” Such is 
good, but at the same time it is poor consolation 


to the man or woman who is then weighed down 
with some contracted disease or by the follies of 
bitter experience. Such an individual wishes 
something which will remove “The Blues,” the 
despondency, the mental strain or the destructive 
effect of disease, be it transmitted or acquired. 

It is the object of this book to explain to those 
who have been disappointed by the use of Drugs, 
Patent Medicine, Electricity, etc., the means 
whereby health may be restored in a natural way. 

Experience has proved the truth of the princi¬ 
ples involved in this method of treatment, the ap¬ 
plication of which, after all, is the great essential 
in eradicating diseased states. 

I wish to thank those who have assisted in its 
preparation and particularly A. F. C. Herring, 
M. D., for revising the proof and for many valu¬ 
able suggestions. Bacon at one time said: “There 
are three parts in truth; first, the inquiry, which 
is the wooing of it; secondly, the knowledge of it, 
which is the presence of it; and thirdly the 
belief, which is the enjoyment of it.” May the 


hundreds and thousands of the sick and afflicted 
benefit by realizing the truth in the making is 
the earnest wish of 

T. WILSON DEACHMAN. 


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CONTENTS 


Chapter Page 


I. The Blues—Their Causes and 

Their Cure_13 

II. The Blues—Intermediate Type_20 

III. Leakage of Nerve Force Through 

Eyes, Sexual Organs and 
Rectum_25 

IV. Will Power, Health and Morals_29 

V. Cures vs. Suppression_36 

VI. Lowered Vital Function_41 

VII. Philosophy of the Auto-Bio- 

Chemic Treatment_50 

VIII. Causes and Effects_59 

IX. Abuse of Normal Function and 

Varicocele_65 









Chapter Page 

X. Gonorrhoea; or Specific Urethri¬ 

tis and Chronic Prostati¬ 
tis_70 

XI. Syphilis-79 

XII. Impotency-01 

XIII. Neurasthenia- 05 

XIV. Headaches-103 

XV. Women's Diseases-107 

XVI. Diet_ 123 

XVII. Life Prolonged-137 

XVIII. Tea and Coffee-143 

XIX. Tobacco_149 

XX. Alcohol_157 

XXL Narcotic Drugs_164 

XXII. Eugenics, or Science of Improv¬ 
ing the Offspring_173 















Chapter Page 

XXIII. Urine and the Auto-Bio- 

Chemic Treatment_179 

XXIV. Concluding Chapter_184 

Glossary _190 

Index_195 









THE BLUES 

THEIR CAUSES AND THEIR CURE 


“The recollection of one upward hour 
Hath more in it to tranquilize and cheer 
The darkness of despondency than years 
Of gayety and pleasure.” 

HpHERE are two words in the English language 
* which express what every sane individual 
craves, viz.: Health and Happiness. Technically 
speaking, these states, as far as human beings are 
concerned, are interchangeable. It is practically 
impossible to have true happiness unless perfect 
health is a concomitant. In a reverse way it is dif¬ 
ficult to conceive of vigorous health of mind and 
body unless happiness is an integral part of his 
existence. Ever since man has appeared in this 
world there has been a striving for the uplift by 
means of animal instinct, brute force or intellec¬ 
tual development. Each succeeding generation 
removing to a greater or lesser extent the barna¬ 
cles of ignorance and superstition. 

In endeavoring to overcome existing diseased 
conditions it is well to remember that we carry 
with us to a greater or lesser extent the remnants 
of our ancient ancestry, as well as the influence 
of our environmental condition. This brings up 
the subject of 


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Hereditary Influence and Environment 
Which embraces everything there is to life, be it 
good, bad or indifferent. It is indeed difficult in 
any generation to live in advance of one’s time to 
such an extent that the methods followed out in 
the way of habits, customs, health knowledge, 
etc., shall exceed the then existing status and 
border on the natural advancement incidental to 
the application of increased scientific knowledge 
and attainment of future generations. In other 
words, practically speaking, we must live with 
the times in which we exist. 

Each succeeding generation must of necessity 
pay to a greater or lesser extent for the indiscre¬ 
tions and disturbances of the preceding genera¬ 
tion. The extent to which such is made manifest 
is shown by physical or mental defects commen¬ 
surate with the intensity of the hereditary influ¬ 
ence as well as the environmental condition of 
such an individual. 

Our Ancestors 

We are at all times anxious that our ancestors 
shall have been men and women who represented 
the purest and best in their day so that we as 
their descendents can bring forth a wonderful 
genealogical tree of resplendent grandeur. Such 
indeed is noble and truly representative of cer¬ 
tain types of people whose power for good on the 
moral plane has echoed down through the ages. 
On the other hand, in the great majority of cases 
it is but a form of self-pride nurtured by a vivid 
imagination resting on a flimsy foundation. In 
a general sense of the word we can know but com¬ 
paratively little of our antecedents and particu- 




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15 


larly so in regard to many social conditions of 
which we at the present time see relics of the past 
by physical manifestations or psychic phenomena. 

“The Blues” 

Most every person has heard the remark “I 
have the blues.” This is an expression which may 
carry in its significance a multitude of causes 
dating back for years or fostered in the present 
solely by pernicious environment. In a general 
way, however, it is the entwining of the one with 
the other and the variations depending on cause 
which makes possible that ever-increasing army of 
neurotics, neurasthenics, hypochondriacs, etc. 
The disturbing factors incidental to hereditary 
influence and environment are not confined to ner¬ 
vous ailments, as there is scarcely a chronic dis¬ 
ease in either its earlier or later manifestations 
that does not present a stage of depression—a 
story of the “blues.” 

We are living in a fast age, an age in which the 
strain due to hustle, bustle and the almost insa¬ 
tiable desire for wealth is undermining the rising 
generation. Such is a bad omen for posterity. 

Follies and Indiscretions 

There is a tendency for the young men and 
women of the present day to seek that which ex¬ 
cites or that which thrills the flight of imagina¬ 
tion. In the springtime of life there is little 
thought of health until the result of follies and 
indiscretions manifest themselves in a real way 
and they have to pay to the full extent for the sins 
of omission and commission, like one sitting back¬ 
ward in a railroad train, never sees anything until 
it is passed. The effect produced in such cases 




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lowers vital function and undermines the higher, 
moral self-principle with the result that will 
power is weakened while the baser instincts and 
desires become dominating factors. In youth 
there is little desire to study self. As a rule they 
are not students in the true acceptance of the 
word. Books, literature and anything which con¬ 
duces to the uplift of the moral self are waylaid 
on the rocks of excitement and frivolity. 

“The bent of mind” must be moulded through 
early moral training and constructive environ¬ 
ment if we wish to eradicate the blighting influ¬ 
ence in the present generation, as well as that of 
generations still unborn. 

Melancthon said “It is shameful for man to rest 
in ignorance of the structure of his own body, 
especially when the knowledge of it mainly con¬ 
duces to his welfare and directs his application of 
his own powers.” 

Origin of Disease 

Disease may originate on the mental plane and 
react on the physical or it may originate on the 
physical and react on the mental. In the great 
majority of cases, however, there is a combina¬ 
tion of the one with the other. 

In many acute diseases it is quite common to 
note that after the early symptoms have disap¬ 
peared there seems to be a remnant which re¬ 
fuses to yield to the best endeavor of the attend¬ 
ing physician. In other words, there is in all 
probability a constitutional defect or an acquired 
blood taint that dates back for years and years 
only requiring some exciting factor to set it all 
aglow. 




‘THE BLUES”—THEIR CAUSES AND CURE 


17 


Many times you will hear an individual say, 
“Ever since I got hurt or I got frightened or since 
my child was born I have felt depressed and am 
not feeling well.” In fact she may date the origin 
of her trouble to all forms of sensations and emo¬ 
tions ranging all the way from the sublime to the 
ridiculous. Anything that lowers vital function 
leads to depressive influences which in turn may 
cause fear, worry, fretting “blues.” Truly these 
are diseased conditions and should be treated as 
such. 

Mental States 

Could we but speak about mental states as 
something of a tangible nature, a good definition 
of the “Blues” would be that it is an intoxication 
of will power whereby its normal functioning is 
modified or action postponed. Fear, worry, fret¬ 
ting are but modifications or aggravations of the 
same disturbing force. 

It is quite natural to ask the question as to 
what is the cause of the intoxication or autoin¬ 
toxication of the will. It can be said in the great 
majority of instances that it is due to toxic poi¬ 
sons developed in the interaction of the mental 
and physical side of life, the extent of which de¬ 
pends upon the severity of the exciting causes. 

Causes must in turn revert to nerve irritation 
corresponding to hereditary defect or to the ex¬ 
isting method of living. Some individuals are 
very high strung. The least excitement unnerves 
them—a slam of the door, a quick remark, the 
ring of the telephone bell or even a gentle repri¬ 
mand is frequently an all sufficiency to set aglow 
a state of great excitment with high pulse rate, 




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headache and temporary exhaustion as a result. 

There is probably no other class of people in 
whom the spirit of love and hate; high aspiration 
and depression; hope and fear; sublimity of 
thought and the ridiculousness of expression run 
riot to such an extent as in this type of individual. 
There is instability of thought, word and deed, 
or in other words a more or less duality of exist¬ 
ence. Their social or business success in life is 
not likely to reach lofty heights unless the condi¬ 
tion is overcome by treating it on scientific prin¬ 
ciples. 

Generally speaking, with them, “the blues” is 
periodical in nature, although it would seem that 
in some cases they have been handicapped by its 
blighting influence from birth. They give the 
impression that they have a heavy burden to 
carry—a burden that is weighing them down to 
a point where in their opinion scarcely any rem¬ 
nant of hope is left. Everything is apparently 
wrong; the country is wrong; the conditions are 
wrong, social as well as economic. They will fre¬ 
quently delve into some metaphysical subject or 
some form of philosophy and endeavor to mould 
sentiment to suit their ideas. They are pessimists 
in every sense of the word and in making this 
statement it is well to remember that their er¬ 
ratic ideas find a counterpart on the physical side 
of life to the extent that almost invariably they 
suffer from some form of liver trouble, which in 
turn disturbs the whole mechanism of life. The 
smile of health is supplanted by the toxaemia of 
mind and body. 

The writer has discussed some of the manifes- 




THE BLUES”—THEIR CAUSES AND CURE 


19 


tations of the acute variety of “blues,” also the 
chronic variety. It is between these extremes 
that there is what might be called the interme¬ 
diate type or a modified form of the extremes 
already referred to. 


Bad temper, worrying, “blues,” are 
diseased conditions and should be 
treated as such. 




CHAPTER II. 


“THE BLUES—(INTERMEDIATE TYPE) 

T HE baneful influence of this type extends to all 
walks and conditions in life. The rush of busi¬ 
ness, the ups and downs, the sorrows and cares 
are found to a great extent in our every day ex¬ 
istence with the result that the symptoms pre¬ 
sented are almost as numerous as the causes 
which gave them birth. In a concrete sense of 
the word, however, the underlying cause is chronic 
auto-intoxication, plus certain combined physical 
and psychic states which, on final analysis, resolve 
themselves into some form of nerve irritation, 
moral fear or mental anxiety. 

We are all to a greater or lesser extent selfish— 
selfish to the extent that we wish the best for 
our loved ones and for ourselves in particular. 
It is the uncertainty of gaining the desired goal 
that mars our prospects and makes us good sub¬ 
jects for fear, worry, fretting “blues.” Our hopes 
for peace, joy and happiness are many times 
measured by false ideas, nurtured by impossibili¬ 
ties, to the extent that the attainment of riches 
makes this world a veritable paradise. Many peo¬ 
ple have reached the top of ambition’s ladder in 
a financial way, but such does not necessarily 
mean that happiness is their heritage. There is 
still “a pearl of greater price” and that is genuine 
health. 


INTERMEDIATE TYPE 


21 


“A healthful body and a mind at ease 
With simple pleasures that always please.” 

Most every person at one time or other has had 
manifestations of happiness, but the true form is 
that which is permanent and can only be at¬ 
tained when the mental and the physical sides of 
life beat in unison. 

Can you imagine an individual flying into a 
rage about some insignificant thing and telling 
you a few minutes after that he has perfect 
health? Such lack of mental control has the 
effect of lowering vital resistance and producing 
an injurious influence on the digestive, nervous, 
liver, glandular and circulatory system in propor¬ 
tion to the virulence of the attack or the explo¬ 
sion of vital energy, plus the frequency of repe¬ 
tition. 

Frequently you will find that if the individual 
is between the ages of 40 and 60 that there is 
hardening of the arteries, nervousness or a pos¬ 
sible syphilitic condition. 

In the initial stage of anger the face is pale 
while the blood vessels of the brain are greatly 
dilated. The veins are closely connected with the 
blood vessels in the cavity of the skull and with 
those of the brain. The blood pressure is in¬ 
creased, while apoplexy may be the result. Such 
does not usually occur except in people who have 
disease of the blood vessels. 

In the case referred to the question naturally 
comes up as to why there is this disturbance in 
life's forces with particular reference to the cir¬ 
culatory and nervous system. In order to answer 
this it is expedient that we look upon our body as 




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a unit—an organized body of living cells, each 
having a duty to perform in the human economy. 
They give their secretions and excretions which 
are constantly being taken up by the lymph stream 
and poured in a diluted form into the blood by 
means of which they are carried to different parts 
of the body, thus making possible a general sys¬ 
temic harmony. The cells are selective to the 
extent that what cannot be utilized is cast out as 
waste material, while the amount assimilated 
goes to supplying the loss due to waste and for 
the general sustenance of life. If the blood stream 
is filled with toxins (poisons) regardless of the 
source they must have a baneful effect on all parts 
of the body, the extent of which depends on the 
nature of the poisons and the vitality which the 
individual possesses in order to fight the invading 
foe. Mental depression—“blues”—has as its 
causative factor this disturbing force in one form 
or another. In this connection it is well to re¬ 
member that in life we have two elements fight¬ 
ing each other all the time in order to gain 
supremacy—the one acting from without and the 
other originating from within the body. The 
result of this depends on the immunizing forces 
contained in the blood stream or in other words 
its inherent power of resistance. Toxins reduce 
the alkalinity of the blood and saliva and increase 
the acidity of the urine, all of which are very 
suggestive of disease in one form or another. 

While discussing the blood stream we must not 




INTERMEDIATE TYPE 


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forget that normal action cannot take place un¬ 
less there is back of it a healthy 
Nervous System. 

This means much for any individual as upon its 
proper functioning depends his health and happi¬ 
ness. In a broad sense of the word the nervous 
system is like an immense electrical plant with 
its thousands of wires, subsidiary stations and 
the central station from which the generating 
force emanates. So we have as corresponding 
parts, nerves or nervous tissue which is found 
to consist essentially of two main elements, viz.: 
nerve fibres and nerve cells. The latter are not 
generally present in nerve trunks but are found 
in collections of nerve tissue called ganglia, cor¬ 
responding to the subsidiary stations of the 
electrical plant, while the brain and cord corre¬ 
spond to the generating station. 

The object of nerve fibres is to conduct im¬ 
pressions which may be stimulated by anything 
which increases their irritability, but are in¬ 
capable of originating of themselves the condition 
necessary for the manifestation of their own 
energy. Pain or emotional disturbance is the 
result of change in the nerve cells in the brain. 
Irritation of nerve fibre is conducted in one of 
two directions, i. e. either to the brain (afferent) 
which is the central terminus where there is 
pain, or to a muscle (efferent) which is the 
peripheral end where there is movement. 

There is another factor of decided importance 
which the writer wishes to say a few words about 
and that is what is called the vaso-motor nerves 
from the sympathetic nervous system. Their 




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action is to supply the arteries, arterioles, capil¬ 
laries and veins with nervous energy by means 
of which the circulatory system is governed. As 
a result of disturbance of the vaso-motor nerves 
through psychic or disease manifestation there 
are three definite results as follows: stimulation, 
depression and paralysis, resulting in contraction, 
dilatation and finally a general fall in blood pres¬ 
sure all over the body. 

In all that has been said it will be readily under¬ 
stood that the ramifications of the nerves, both to 
and from the brain, that disturbances acting from 
within or forces from without, produce their cor¬ 
responding effect. It may be said that there is a 
telegraphic communication to the visible and in¬ 
visible parts of the whole body. To sum up, mo¬ 
tion, energy, sensation, control of blood vessels 
and in short our every act or deed in life is under 
the influence this great system of communication 
—the nervous system. 


Balance the mental and the physical 
and you will look upon this world 
as a veritable paradise. 




CHAPTER III. 


LEAKAGE OF NERVE FORCE THROUGH 
EYES, SEXUAL ORGANS AND RECTUM 

E YES—Every individual has a definite amount 
of reserve nerve force and his asset valuation 
depends upon the extent to which it can be kept 
from becoming depleted. A student of highly 
nervous mechanism who is continually pon¬ 
dering over books and possibly thinking on 
some abstract subject in philosophy and 
at the same time does not have sufficient 
exercise and relaxation, becomes disturbed to 
the extent that he must take a rest or seek 
other employment. In these cases it is interest¬ 
ing to note the relationship existing between the 
nervous symptoms and the condition of the eyes. 
Sometimes he will complain that his eyes tire 
easily. In the great majority of cases, however, 
there is little complaint along this line. An ex¬ 
amination shows that there Is more or less con¬ 
gestion in the back part of the eyes. The sight is 
unusually good, in fact he sees more than he 
should when examined by the test card, which 
goes to show that there is a leakage of nerve force 
taking place through the eyes as a means of exit. 
The significance of this can be best explained by 
the statement that there is an excessive stimula¬ 
tion of nerve centers, the effect of which corre¬ 
sponds to the nervous symptoms presented, be 
they of a subjective or objective nature. 


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Sexual Organs—Again, let us take another type 
of individual in whom nervousness is a predomi¬ 
nating characteristic. His early ideas in life may 
have become thwarted by evil associations lead¬ 
ing to abuses of mind and body. His youth and 
original vitality may have been strong enough to 
shield him for a considerable length of time 
against the depleting effect of dissipation. He 
has in all probability worshipped too closely at 
the shrine of Bacchus or become enamored with 
a modern VENUS DE MEDICI until disease in 
one form or another finds its counterpart in irri¬ 
tability of temper, anaemia, “blues” or periods of 
depression as sequalse. He seeks solace in the 
thought that at the Springs he will get “boiled 
out” and come back rejuvenated once more. He 
feels better temporarily and is sure that he is on 
the road to recovery only to find in a few months 
that the kidneys and heart are not what they 
should be and along with this there is degenera¬ 
tion of the arteries. There is manifest disturbance 
on the mental and physical plane with a will power 
weakened by violation of natural laws. Such 
cases are difficult to handle. If, however, there is 
enough of will power left to follow instructions 
in a rational sort of way he can be cured by using 
nature's forces in a form that can be utilized, the 
details of which will be described in a subsequent 
chapter. 

Rectum—There is still another type to which 
the writer desires to draw your attention and that 
is the patient who is continually eating and drink¬ 
ing out of all proportion to nature’s requirements. 
He is out late at night and does not get enough 




LEAKAGE OF NERVE FORCE 


27 


sleep. The physical work which he performs is 
not sufficient to cause elimination of the waste 
products of the body, while the foul air which he 
may be compelled to breathe is but making for 
added disturbance in his physical and mental 
make up. The liver is not able to destroy the 
poisons while as a secondary consideration the 
kidneys and heart are involved in relative pro¬ 
portion to the absorption of the toxins. He looks 
tired and there is a more or less yellowishness in 
his face. He wakes up in the morning feeling 
cranky, irritable and depressed, complains about 
headache, constipation and a bad taste in his 
mouth, while at the same time nothing seems to 
please him. In order to overcome the disturb¬ 
ance he resorts to cathartics such as epsom salts, 
citrate of magnesia or some other laxative, the 
effect of which is to produce an irritation of the 
nerves in the lower bowel, sphincter muscle of the 
rectum and consequent nervous exhaustion. 

In these cases it is quite common to have haem¬ 
orrhoids (piles) to a greater or lesser degree as an 
accompanying factor. This method of treatment 
is much on the same principle as the dam across 
a stream: dirt gathers, its velocity is reduced and 
foul gases are formed. Open the sluice gates and 
for the time being the waste is removed; the 
water clears up only to have a repetition of the 
same thing in a short time. So it is in regard to 
the use of drugs and drugging, a cure is never ac¬ 
complished by the use of cathartics. 

The method is not natural; it is not nature’s 
way and never can cure. Let us for the time be- 




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ing ponder over the words of Juvenal: “Nature 
and wisdom never are at strife.” 

Having written in brief about the Eye, Sexual 
Organs and Rectum as the avenues through which 
leakage of nerve force takes place it is well to re¬ 
member that irrespective of the treatment given, 
the influences that made possible loss of nervous 
energy through these organs must be stopped if 
a cure is going to be accomplished. It is well at 
all times to keep in mind the old quotation “It is 
not the disease but neglect of the remedy which 
generally destroys life.” 

To permit abuses of mind and body to go on 
while attempting to cure a patient is certainly 
neglecting an important part of the treatment. 
As a rule it is comparatively easy to cure the great 
majority of cases if you can but get an expres¬ 
sion of determination as to the patient's willing¬ 
ness to assist in the task. This in turn depends 
on his power of will. 


The first introduction to disease is 
leakage of nerve force. 




CHAPTER IV. 


WILL POWER, HEALTH AND MORALS 

W ILL power is the basis of our more admirable 
qualities; it leads to steadfastness of purpose, 
power of concentration, cultivates confidence, per¬ 
severance and strengthens the memory. It en¬ 
ables us to overcome pernicious habits and sta¬ 
bilizes the moral make up of the individual. It is 
therefore of the highest importance that will 
power be highly developed in order that we at¬ 
tain our highest ideals in life—mentally, morally 
and physically. In order to reach this state it is 
equally important to rememPer that it is neces¬ 
sary that our will power be tempered with good 
deductive reasoning. A strong will combined 
with spasmodic deductions not based on a natural 
sequence leads to stubbornness, rash words, or 
rash deeds, which in turn react on the glandular 
and nervous mechanism of the body to the extent 
that disease of one kind or another is the result. 
You have often heard the expression “he has de¬ 
fective will power,” “he is not what he was.” 
Such expressions are suggestive that a change 
has taken place in his mental make up. A little 
thought, a little investigation will probably reveal 
some destructive force which has been going on 
for considerable length of time, depending on 
some of the causes already mentioned. 

It is quite possible for an individual to have 
will power, good deductive reasoning and at the 
same time be of little use to himself or society in 


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general. He lacks ambition. He is what is ordi¬ 
narily called lazy. Laziness in an individual or as 
a national characteristic is the deadliest foe to 
progress and civilization. He eats and sleeps well 
and is what is generally called a good fellow, 
but he lacks incentive along progressive lines. It 
is truly remarkable what stimulation will do in 
such a case. This of course depends on the “bent 
of mind.’' A baseball game, a fishing trip or the 
prospect of taking out his best girl gives him, for 
the time being, renewed energy and hope. An¬ 
other type may complain that he feels tired and 
has pains here, there and everywhere. There is in 
such cases either defective hereditary taint or 
general toxaemia of mind and body. His memory 
is not usually good; his power of concentration is 
defective. It is difficult for him to read anything 
and get the substance out of it. His mind wan¬ 
ders in many different channels. He has lost con¬ 
trol of his will to a great extent. 

Exercise, Rest and Food 

There are three requirements necessary in order 
that health be maintained, viz.: exercise, rest and 
food. Such are equally important for the will in 
order to have a balanced personal equation. A 
will that is not exercised is like an uncultivated 
field that grows nothing but weeds and rubbish. 
It needs constructive effort in order to remove the 
debris and develop its richest fruits. 

Exercise means a developing process. If you 
have been addicted to some bad habit and have 
by exercise of will overcome it you have fortified 
your personal character and made it easier to 




WILL POWER, HEALTH AND MORALS 


31 


eliminate other defects that perchance might 
come in your pathway. 

In proportion as we need rest for the body, just 
so in proportion do we require it for the mind and 
all the activities. To focus attention on some 
definite object in life and give little chance for 
rest is destructive. There is no greater power 
for good in diseased states than sleep and re¬ 
cuperation. It is the principal prescription and 
needs to be filled frequently in order to have 
lasting effects. 

Our personal equation in life is the sum total 
of our experiences. These experiences may have 
been to a greater or lesser extent positive or nega¬ 
tive in nature. The positive qualities are those 
which give rise to mental and moral uplift. They 
are best exemplified in those whose constructive 
thought and deeds have been under the control of 
a strong will power backed by sound, logical, de¬ 
ductive reasoning and corresponds to the real 
food for the mind. This in turn requires the 
elimination of the dross and superficialities of life 
—mentally as well as physically. 

The negative side of life corresponds to the un¬ 
natural; the physiological function of mind and 
body is disturbed while disease in its various 
forms presents itself. It is the difference between 
the positive and negative in lif<* that makes man 
what he is. The changing from the negative side 
to the positive is usually quite possible in those 
who will but use natural methods and have 
enough energy left to do, to will, to act. 

Eradicate the negative or diseased condition on 
the physical plane and you indirectly react on the 




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mental, thus fortifying the will and understand¬ 
ing. This can best be done by removing the toxins 
of disease. 

It is hardly necessary to elaborate on the im¬ 
portance of cooperation as being of great value 
in the successful treatment of any diseased con¬ 
dition. The patient who utters false statements 
about the history of his case or following out the 
instructions given by the physician has certainly 
some negative qualities which require trimming. 
In proportion as the physician removes the con¬ 
gestive areas and toxic products it will help the 
patient on the mental side of life by favoring con¬ 
centration of effort along constructive lines. Let 
the irregularities of the past be a closed book. 
Look to the future, it holds the keys whereby you 
may gain health and happiness if you will but 
assist in the uplift. 

Health and Morals 

The real worth of an individual is founded on 
his having good health and morals. There are 
many, however, who will contradict this state¬ 
ment and inform you of certain persons who were 
sickly all their lives and from a moral point of 
view were men of the highest order. There is no 
doubt but this is quite true, but it only goes to 
show that if they had robust physical health their 
moral perfection would, in all probability, have 
reached a higher plane. It is well to remind the 
reader in this connection that many times a cloak 
of hypocrisy gives rise to false ideals in regard to 
the moral worth of an individual. The poet John¬ 
son said, “Hypocrisy is the necessary burden of 




WILL POWER, HEALTH AND MORALS 


33 


villainy.” We often find this to be the case and as 
such it is difficult to conceive of a man weighed 
down by the toxins of disease—mental and physi¬ 
cal, reaching heights of true morality unless he 
has inherited an excellent moral nature. 

Some years ago the writer was acquainted with 
a clergyman who went as a missionary to India. 
He had to combat filth, disease and poverty; his 
results were limited. He conceived the idea that 
if he were to meet with signal success that he 
must be able to cure them of their infirmities. 
He came back to Canada, his native land, where 
in the due course of time he passed his final ex¬ 
amination as a physician. On his return to India 
he put in practical application the truths of the 
gospel and the knowledge obtained as a medical 
man with the result that he made a phenomenal 
success. As a natural sequence of this it is wise 
to remove the diseased condition from the burden 
of life, then the true worth is expressed to the 
fullest extent on the plane of his moral nature. 

Mental and Physical 

No one will deny the influence which the mind 
has over the body in the many complicated physi¬ 
cal processes in life. 

On the other hand it is equally important to re¬ 
member the many times dominating power ex¬ 
hibited by a diseased physical condition on the 
mental make up of the individual, even to the ex¬ 
tent of producing depression, “blues” and a lower¬ 
ing of mental stamina. 

Social diseases, such as syphilis, suppressed 
gonorrhoea, not only affect the body but may re- 




34 


“THE BLUES”—THEIR CAUSES AND CURE 


act on the mind even to the extent of producing 
tumors, softening of the brain; and on the moral 
plane, dishonesty of purpose. If to the foregoing 
is added the habitual use of narcotic drugs, it is 
almost impossible to look upon such an individual 
as having a high sense of moral duty. 

The toxins of disease produce a disturbing effect 
on the mental make up of an individual. The de¬ 
gree of action depends on the nature of the dis¬ 
ease and its complications as well as the resist¬ 
ance of the patient—mentally and physically. At 
all events, long continued poisoning of the blood 
stream disturbs to a greater or lesser extent the 
activities of mind and body and favors mental and 
physical depression. There is a great difference 
in the relative degree of morality as exemplified 
by different people. There are those whose high 
sense of right and justice is an integral part of 
their existence which nothing can thwart nor en¬ 
vironmental conditions modify. There are others 
again in whom a lowering of mental poise or 
bodily function incidental to worry, shock, dis¬ 
ease or environment changes the “channels of 
thought” to the negative side of life. 

We see illustrations of this in every day life. 
Take the man who has lived well and never 
thought about his health. To him life is one con¬ 
tinuous round of pleasure. When he reaches the 
age of 50 or 60 he begins to realize that condi¬ 
tions are not wlhat they should be and he seeks 
advice. Examination shows that he has enlarged 
heart, diseased kidneys, liver and hardening of 
the arteries (arterio-sclerosis). He has what 
might be called brain starvation. The blood is 




WILL POWER, HEALTH AND MORALS 


35 


not pure; it is loaded down with the toxins of dis¬ 
ease. He cannot think well; he cannot concen¬ 
trate for any length of time; his ideas are not 
clear and his mind is fogged. He becomes pee¬ 
vish, irritable, cranky and is constantly worrying. 
Depression is now a part of his make up. High 
ideals and lofty thoughts carry little weight with 
him. He has sown his wild oats, now he must 
reap the harvest. Much can be done for such a 
case if not advanced too far if he has but the will 
power to follow advice. Has he ? 

We often find moral defects in those who are 
intensely selfish; their desire to satisfy personal 
ideals are not held in abeyance by moral princi¬ 
ples. We often find in these cases insufficient de¬ 
velopment of the glandular system. This has the 
effect of impoverishing them mentally and phys¬ 
ically to such a degree as to render them in¬ 
capable of feeling, hence of expressing sympathy. 

Treatment 

Pure air, sunshine, good ventilation, deep 
breathing, regular work consistent with health 
and strength, are of prime importance. Last but 
not least the removal of waste material from the 
body changes depression of mind to that of buoy¬ 
ancy of thought. 


“In idle wishes fools supinely stay, 

Be there a will—and wisdom finds a way.” 

—George Crabb. 

He who has health has hope and he who 
has hope has everything. 




CHAPTER V. 


CURES VS. SUPPRESSION 

R ELICS of the past are constantly with us. The 
teachings of our forefathers hang to many of 
us like the bark to the tree. In the early days in 
the field of medicine many times the ridiculous, the 
absurd, was resorted to in order to cure the sick. 
We might trace it ail the way from weird chant- 
ings, incantations, blood letting, leeches, blisters, 
salves, products of the forest, field and mine, up 
to the present day when drugs are being looked 
upon as a dream of the past or at least to a great 
extent. Our former prejudices in their favor is 
gradually giving way to reason along logical lines. 

Drugs and Suppression 

Drugging has been in general use for hundreds 
of years in some form. It is difficult to get people 
to understand that the indiscriminate use of 
drugs has not only a detrimental effect upon the 
body as a whole but of indirectly suppressing the 
diseased conditions. Get the habit of taking 
drugs for some simple thing and usually it means 
a continuous proposition. Years ago when my 
calling in life was that of a chemist and druggist, 
quinine was quite a common drug to be taken for 
most everything that ailed the individual. Some 
people were constantly contracting a cold and 
then the rush for quinine or Dovers powder. It 
seemed as though they were no sooner better than 
another cold was on hand. True, the drug sup- 


CURES VS. SUPPRESSION 


37 


pressed the condition for the time being until the 
effect had passed and then another cold was sub¬ 
stituted. 

Let us not forget that when we take drugs we 
have not only the primary or first action of the 
drugs but we have to contend with their secondary 
effect which is many times as hard to get rid of 
as the disease itself. 

Take as an illustration most any of the ordi¬ 
nary cathartics, the first effect is to remove the 
waste material from the bowels, but after this 
has passed away the bowel condition is as bad as 
ever. 

Cases 

Sometime ago the writer treated a patient with 
locomotor ataxia by the use of the Auto-Bio- 
Chemic method. He had taken iodide of potash, 
“606,” mercury, internally, as well as mercurial in¬ 
unctions. He had been to Hot Springs but noth¬ 
ing seemed to do him any good. When he called 
on the writer he was not in a position to do much 
of anything and it was difficult for him to walk 
without assistance. The urine treatment as pre¬ 
pared by the Auto-Bio-Chemic method had the 
effect of removing the mercury from his system 
with the result that his symptoms, including his 
mental depression, disappeared and he is today 
holding a responsible position with a large manu¬ 
facturing concern. It is almost self-apparent that 
the drugging with mercury was the cause of the 
symptoms presented. It is very questionable 
whether this disease would ever develop if mer¬ 
cury was left out of the treatment. 

Take another case of suppression. Miss K., 




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“THE BLUES”—THEIR CAUSES AND CURE 


court reporter, complained about asthma. Had 
been to many physicians but obtained little suc¬ 
cess as far as getting cured was concerned. She 
was very despondent, and had the “blues” almost 
continually. She informed the writer that when 
teaching school in Michigan a local physician had 
prescribed a salve for some skin trouble (prob¬ 
ably ring worm) on one of her limbs which 
seemed to have the effect of curing the trouble. 
Since that time she had never felt well and grad¬ 
ually developed a severe case of asthma. The uri¬ 
nary product as prepared by the Auto-Bio-Chemic 
method was given which had the effect of bring¬ 
ing back the original skin trouble and curing her 
of the asthmatic condition and along with this 
the disappearance of the skin lesion. Many hun¬ 
dreds of cases could be cited to show that drug¬ 
ging is a suppressive force and not a curative fac¬ 
tor in the treating of diseased states. 

Like Cures Like 

The statement that it takes poison to kill poison 
and that like cures like are both literally true. 
Take for instance two men engaged in a fight 
encounter. Both are equally well trained. In 
strength, energy, vim, resistance, neither one 
can claim superiority. The fight continues until 
both become exhausted and neither one can claim 
the victory. The same process of reasoning ap¬ 
plies in treating diseased conditions. The urine 
contains the poisons arising from the causes that 
produced the disturbance. If the water part of 
this product is removed by a process of distilla¬ 
tion you have left the cell salts and various end 




CURES VS. SUPPRESSION 


39 


products of the urine which gives an exact rep¬ 
resentation of this patient's condition. In such 
a state it is difficult for the system to m!ake use 
of them, but if triturated for several hours with 
sugar of milk they become so finely subdivided 
that they are easily taken up by the body and 
overcome the diseased state as nothing else can. 

Let us make a further illustration. Suppose 
that our body represents a large pipe organ with 
an immense keyboard, which under ordinary cir¬ 
cumstances every part is perfectly normal. There 
is no loss of vibration or energy and as a result 
there is perfect harmony. Such a state in the hu¬ 
man being would correspond to a healthy normal 
condition. In the urinary product there is a cor¬ 
rect relative quantity of the respective cell salts 
and end products, etc. Again let us suppose that 
some of the keys are flat and need tuning. This 
Would correspond in the individual to a deficiency 
or disturbance in the lime, potassium, iron, or 
sodium salts, etc., in the body. There is lack of 
tonicity, there is lack of proper vibration as re¬ 
vealed by certain signs and symptoms. 

Suppose a case in which the patient complains 
about feeling Weak, tired, nervous and exhausted. 
He sweats easily, is pale and careworn. This case 
is one in which there is a disturbance in the lime 
and iron salts in particular, which in turn, pro¬ 
duces a lack of balance in all the others. 

The cure in this case consists in using the fin¬ 
ished Auto-Bio-Chemic product on the plane that 
brings out the activity of the lime and iron salts 
and indirectly the balance in the others with the 




40 


THE BLUES”—THEIR CAUSES AND CURE 


result that a cure is accomplished and you have 
established the fact that “Like cures like.” 

The Auto-Bio-Chemic Treatment cures because 
it drives the disease from within out, which the 
drugging habit fails to do. Repeated suppressions 
mean exhaustion of nerve centers and the short¬ 
ening of life. 


Fight natural laws and you fight 
a losing game. 




CHAPTER VI. 

LOWERED VITAL FUNCTION 


D ID you ever shake hands with an individual 
whose hands were cold and clammy ? He per¬ 
spires easily and there seems to be no vitality. He 
is pale, nervous, careworn, moody, irritable, cranky, 
despondent, dislikes society and looks as though 
the smile of sunshine had never kissed his fur¬ 
rowed brow. He complains about sleeplessness, 
tired feeling, palpitation of the heart, stomach 
trouble, poor appetite, constipation, no ambition, 
no power of concentration, morbid fears and a de¬ 
fective will power whereby he finds it difficult to 
fight life’s battles with success. His mind and 
body are saturated with the toxins of disease. 
Every physician has seen many such cases. They 
present a lurid picture on the negative side of life, 
accompanied by many misgivings. As causa¬ 
tive factors in this lowering of nerve enrgy may 
be mentioned physical abuse, gonorrhoea, syphilis, 
exhausting studies with insufficient relaxation, 
shock to the nervous system, insufficient sleep, 
drinking of spiritous liquors, excesses in eating, 
drinking, narcotic drugs, hereditary taint, finan¬ 
cial losses, loss of friends and loss of love. Worry 
is a very frequent symptom. It dominates his 
mental make up to such an extent that he is con¬ 
stantly telling his friends about his trials in life 
or perhaps finding fault with everything and 
everybody. The poet has truly said, 

“The faults of our neighbors with freedom we 
blame, 


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“THE BLUES’—THEIR CAUSES AND CURE 


But tax not ourselves, though we practice the 
same.” 

Permit me, if you please, to follow a case to the 
point where, step by step, “the blues,” the worry, 
the fears, become supplanted by that of radiant 
hope and buoyant health. The case in all proba¬ 
bility is a person somewhere between the ages of 
20 and 35 years. Early instructions from his 
parents were not what might be considered as ad¬ 
vance information as to how to preserve the body 
or how to protect himself against bad associates. 
He finds nature asserting herself and wakes up to 
a realization of new life and all the inclinations 
attendant thereto. Such mental state requires 
watchful care in order to obviate the abuses in¬ 
cidental to lack of knowledge and bad environ¬ 
mental conditions. His position in life may be 
such that sunlight and fresh air are to him at a 
premium. These are essential, and he must have 
them in order to assist nature in her work of 
recuperation. 

Sunshine and fresh air bear the same relation¬ 
ship to the sick individual as does high moral 
training by precept and example to the budding 
youth. It ennobles; it uplifts; it clears the brain 
of rubbish and fortifies the will and understand¬ 
ing to high purposes in life. 

By contrast did you ever attend a lecture or 
listen to an address on some very interesting sub¬ 
ject and find yourself constantly yawning or suf¬ 
fering from a headache? The room is badly ven¬ 
tilated and you are breathing the poisons from 
others which has the effect of depressing mind 
and body. Your head is not clear and your 




LOWERED VITAL FUNCTION 


43 


power of absorbing the interesting phases in the 
address is lost in the realm of forgetfulness. 

By deep breathing as a habit we stimulate the 
activities of the blood stream and assist in elimi¬ 
nating the poisonous waste of the body while the 
reverse of this becomes true in those who suffer 
from depression, “blues,” worry, etc. Nervous 
people are proverbially bad breathers. 

To sit at ease and enjoy bright day, fresh air 
and the rays of sunshine are in themselves one of 
the pathways leading toward overcoming diseased 
states. 

Work 

In order that we get the best results from these 
constructive factors it is necessary that we assist 
their action or cooperate with them in our every 
day life. To this end it is necessary that work 
becomes a factor—not to the extent that exhaus¬ 
tion is the sequel but of such a kind and nature 
that the individual becomes niuch interested in it 
and feels that he is doing something, not merely 
for an existence, but that there is a feeling of 
mental satisfaction in the accomplishment of a 
work well done. 

Work is necessary for a healthy existence. It 
stimulates the forces of nature, increases the cir¬ 
culation of the blood, favors digestion and the 
elmination of waste material. As a further indi¬ 
rect effect the brain cells are stimulated to a state 
of greater activity. 

Fear 

Fear in a modified form or in some of its mani¬ 
festations is quite common in these cases and may 
be defined as a psychic condition excited by an ex- 




“THE BLUES”—THEIR CAUSES AND CURE 


pectation of evil or the apprehension of impend¬ 
ing danger. An accentuation of the disturbing 
factors in the production of fear leads to dread, 
terror, fright, the effect of which depends upon 
the resisting power of the individual. There is 
not a class in society immune from this condition 
which shows itself in many ways, mental as well 
as physical. There are disordered nutrition, cir¬ 
culatory and nervous disturbances, more or less 
diffidence and a lack of the spirit of self-assertive- 
ness. The shadow of the past many times looms 
up in his present associations, which when added 
to the abuses of mind and body, makes it very 
important that every contributing factor be taken 
into consideration in order that a cure be estab¬ 
lished. Let us remember the words of Sewell that 
“Fear is the tax that conscience pays to guiit. ,, 

Fear lowers the vital resistance of the body and 
is many times a contributing factor in the con¬ 
traction of disease; while on the other hand faith 
and hope fortifies the will and understanding, 
strengthens the nervous system and acts as a 
strong deterring factor in the prevention of dis¬ 
eases. Truly we can say that faith contributes 
to the health of an individual, while fear leads to 
disease and destruction. Fear may retard the se¬ 
cretions of the body and as a result we find dis¬ 
turbances of the stomach, intestines, constipa¬ 
tion, poor appetite and bad taste in the mouth. 
The muscular activities of the whole body show 
a state of relaxation and the walk lacks “pep” and 
energy. He is apathetic in his conversation, cares 
little for his general appearance and shows signs 
of premature exhaustion. He is usually burdened 




LOWERED VITAL FUNCTION 


45 


with cold hands, cold feet, pale skin, and defective 
elimination due to spasmodic contraction of the 
capillary vessels. This in turn echoes back to 
systemic toxaemia. 

Subjective Symptoms 

The subjective ideas of a person suffering from 
fear as expressed by words or deeds take on a 
variety of forms. Among them may be men¬ 
tioned fear of developing tuberculosis, cancer, 
tumors, insanity or of committing suicide. Fear 
of crossing the street, thunder, lightning, dark 
places, vacant rooms, mice, animals, including cats 
and dogs. Fear of old age, getting too fat, or 
getting too thin, or even drinking water unless it 
is boiled or sterilized. Fear of disease, dirt and 
death. The writer was at one time very well ac¬ 
quainted with a physician who used to always 
wash his hands every time that he shook hands 
with a person. If no water was at hand he would 
worry until he could get some place where he 
could wash with an antiseptic. Fear of losing his 
position or that he might die from hunger. Fear 
that he had forgotten to lock the safe, close the 
door or had left something undone which he 
should have attended to. Fear of the horse run¬ 
ning away, or getting killed in an automobile. 
Fear of fast moving trains or falling from a dis¬ 
tance. Fear to do anything on the 13th and par¬ 
ticularly so if it happens to be on a Friday. Fear 
of having violated certain religious principles. 

The number of fears and forebodings could be 
extended to an almost unlimited extent depending 
upon the variations in life's forces. Many of 




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“THE BLUES”—THEIR CAUSES AND CURE 


these fears are but relics of ancestral superstitions 
superimposed upon a nervous system, weighed 
down by toxic products as a result of habits of 
living or environmental conditions. 

In these cases there are frequently 

Liver and Kidney Disturbance 

When the liver is unable to perform its function 
in a normal way there is a state of mental apathy, 
poor memory, fatigue of brain and body, and he 
does not like to be bothered. The skin is slightly 
yellow and the whites of the eyes show a yellowish 
brown color. Such types are usually suspicious 
and are afraid of getting the worst of any tran¬ 
saction. 

If through a partial failure in the operation of 
this organ the products which it normally should 
secrete begin to accumulate in the blood or have 
to seek new channels for their escape the vigor of 
the intellect is at once impaired (Draper). When 
the liver becomes torpid it produces depression, 
“blues,” lowers the moral and mental worth as 
well as the physical ability to perform normal 
duties in life. 

There is an intimate relationship existing be¬ 
tween the liver on the one hand and the mental 
characteristics of hope on the other. It is almost 
impossible for this young man to have hope as one 
of his assets in life if there is a torpid or toxic 
condition of this organ. In other words hope is 
most largely developed in those who possess a 
vigorous and normally active liver. When such is 
the case there are bright eyes, clear skin, a cheer¬ 
ful voice and an active brain. It is a notable fact 





LOWERED VITAL FUNCTION 


47 


that has been proven many times that “the blues,” 
envy, anger, disappointment, disturb the liver and 
and favor the development of a gloomy state of 
mind through which all things are viewed in the 
shadow’ of unrest. 

Having discussed the importance of this organ 
in the human economy as a destroyer of poisons 
we must not forget at the same time the part 
which the kidneys take in removing the waste 
material from the body, without which destruc¬ 
tion would enevitably ensue. If for any reason 
the kidneys are unable to eliminate the poisons the 
affect will be to react upon the liver structure and 
possibly place more work on this organ than can 
be performed with the result that a torpid condi¬ 
tion follows. It must be self-evident then, that 
in order to do its work in a normal way the kid¬ 
neys must be able to remove the debris from 
the body. There is an intimate relationship be¬ 
tween all the organs of the body—what disturbs 
one disturbs all to a greater or lesser extent. 
Improper diet is many times a great factor in 
producing or helping to keep up disturbance in 
life’s forces and must at all times be taken into 
consideration. An elaboration on this subject will 
be found on page 123. There are two things 
essential for the patient’s welfare in addition to 
the suggestions already mentioned which are as 
follows: (1) Constructive thinking; (2) Elimina¬ 
tion of the toxins of the mind and body. 

As to the first it is highly important that the 




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‘THE BLUES’ —THEIR CAUSES AND CURE 


individual think right, act right, be right. Asso¬ 
ciation with those whose every act in life savors 
of the low and the depraved makes the battle hard 
to fight not only for the individual but for the 
physician who is endeavoring to overcome the dis¬ 
eased condition. The second or the elimination of 
the toxins of mind and body. What an important 
subject! In the first place there must be desire 
on the part of the patient to get well with sufficient 
will back of it to assist in a constructive way. 

In these cases the elimination of the poisonous 
load which the patient always carries on the phys¬ 
ical plane reacts on the mental to the extent that 
it becomes easier for him to free himself from the 
mental defects and inconsistencies than would 
otherwise be possible. 

There is but one thing left in this young man's 
case and that is the process whereby the toxins of 
disease become eliminated. In other words the 
change from that of “the blues” and disappoint¬ 
ment to that of hope and cheer. 

Please bear in mind that in all diseased states 
there is a disturbance of the cell salts of the body 
which corresponds to his urinary condition. The 
treatment consists in removing the water by a 
process of distillation and giving the cell salts in 
a form which nature can utilize. When such is 
done a change for the better takes place in all 
parts of the body. 

If instructions are followed out as given in the 





LOWERED VITAL FUNCTION 49 


text this young man is at the point where he can 
truly say EUREKA—“I have found it.” 

In subsequent chapters a further elaboration 
will be given on the value of the cell salts. 


Doubts, fears and tremblings are often 
barriers to health, peace and happi¬ 


ness. 




CHAPTER VII. 


PHILOSOPHY OF THE AUTO-BIO-CHEMIC 
TREATMENT 

M ANKIND is continually looking forward to 
something that satisfies; something that 
cures either physical disturbance or mental un¬ 
rest. In the search for relief most everything ani¬ 
mate Gr inanimate has been used from time to 
time in order to solve the riddle. In one sense of 
the word, as far as treatment is concerned, there 
is nothing new. Forms change but principles 
never. In making this statement, however, it is 
well to remember that our knowledge of the ap¬ 
plied sciences has now removed a lot of uncer¬ 
tainties and been the means of putting into prac¬ 
tical application hidden truths that were formerly 
little understood. For instance the old time rem¬ 
edy for treating inflamed eyes was the application 
of a poultice of tea leaves. It was not understood 
that the value of this was due to the tannin con¬ 
tained therein. In a broken surface the bad ef¬ 
fects of this prescription must not be lost sight 
of as it is not in any sense of the word an anti¬ 
septic. Another illustration may be cited in the 
treatment of haemorrhoids (piles) by the use of 
oak tanned leather burned to ashes and mixed 
with lard and applied to the parts. Again, the 
result was due to the tannin or astringent sub¬ 
stance contained in the leather. In fact in this 
type of remedies which have stood the test in 
many cases, can be found certain chemical prin- 


PHILOSOPHY OF AUTO-BIO-CHEMIC TREATMENT 


51 


ciples by means of which the changes were pro¬ 
duced. Many illustrations could be cited to show 
that hundreds of other substances containing this 
astringent principle could be used equally as well 
as the ones referred to. 

Human Laboratory 

The greatest chemical laboratory in the world 
is found in the human body. Man has been trying 
to fathom its depths for hundreds of years and it 
can be said that the half has not been told. Ad¬ 
vances have been made, the physiology of diges¬ 
tion and many principles relative to what is called 
metabolism are fairly well understood but beneath 
this lies a great hidden field that has scarcely 
been touched and is what might be called the 
chemistry of the unknown, or, if you please, the 
possible unknowable. We see the effects pro¬ 
duced, we also note certain prior conditions but 
the intermediate changes, psychic or material, 
that have taken place are to a great extent clouded 
in obscurity. 

Were you to be asked what life is you would in 
all probability say that you do not know. This 
answer has gone down through the ages and we 
are just as far off today in knowing its true sig¬ 
nificance as ever. All we know is that we exist, 
move and have our being and as an eventuality we 
must shuffle off this mortal coil. In the space be¬ 
tween life and death many transitions are taking 
place. Our ability to stand the battle of life de¬ 
pends upon our inherent vital energy and the use 
or abuse which we make of our activities either 
mental or physical. 

In the disturbing effects produced by violating 





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‘THE BLUES”—THEIR CAUSES AND CURE 


nature’s law, knowledge or experience informs us 
that something is wrong with the machinery of 
life. In order to adjust such irregularities treat¬ 
ment must be instituted, otherwise dissolution 
may ensue. Our ideas of cure have been handed 
down to us by a mass of prejudice which finds its 
counterpart in the desire for some remedy which 
is external to the body and presents itself in a 
tangible form rather than to depend upon the 
cure which nature always provides. 

Cell Salts 

Disease means a change in quantity and quality 
of the respective cell elements; there is a diminu¬ 
tion of some and a preponderance of others. 

Under all circumstances the baneful effects are 
carried into the urinary product, while the symp¬ 
toms produced vary depending upon the strength 
of the exciting force and the corresponding dis¬ 
turbance of the cell salts of the body. 

To get some idea of the significance of the cell 
salts it would be well to give an illustration. Take 
a piece of meat, heat it until it chars, which rep¬ 
resents charcoal or carbon. Heat it still further 
in some suitable dish to a much higher tempera¬ 
ture until nothing is left but ash. This ash rep¬ 
resents sodium, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, 
etc. 

A definite amount of live cells will on ultimate 
analysis show that they consist of carbon, oxygen, 
nitrogen, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, sodium, 
sulphur, iron, iodine and chlorine, but not in a free 
state. You will therefore note that there is little 
difference between living and not living matter. 




PHILOSOPHY OF AUTO-BIO-CHEMIC TREATMENT 


53 


To use the words of the poet that there is in living 
matter a “vital spark of heavenly flame.” 

The cell salts of the body are essential to our ex¬ 
istence and must be in relative proportions if 
health is to be maintained. The importance of 
them is shown in the wonderful way the perma¬ 
nent condition of the alkalies of the blood and 
tissues is maintained in order to neutralize the 
acids which are being constantly formed. You 
can readily understand that if there is not suf¬ 
ficient alkaline base obtained either from the food 
products or reserve alkali of the body, destruc¬ 
tion of more or less severity will be the result. It 
is now thoroughly established that absorption and 
assimilation of the food products can be effected 
only by the presence of the cell salts. When ab¬ 
sorption in the body is interefered with the whole 
machinery of life is disturbed to the extent that 
bacteria and destructive changes are the result. 
The salts of the body are mostly in liquid form 
and are conveyed to the body cells by the blood 
and lymph. 

In discussing their value it is necessary that 
the body fluids such as blood, lymph and serum 
shall retain their normal alkalinity by the pres¬ 
ence of sufficient alkaline bases such as sodium, 
potassium, etc., in order to destroy invading bac¬ 
teria. 

Salt 

The first cell salt the writer wishes to speak 
about is common salt. It is found in the blood 
and urine as well as in the tissues. It exerts its 
influence by being the chief salt which maintains 
the balance between the tissue and the blood. 




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Through its action on the lymph current all wastes 
derived from the cells are eliminated. Its physi¬ 
ological effect is to dry up and harden tissues, 
thus creating an intense thirst. The great ma¬ 
jority of people eat salt out of all proportion to 
the needs of the body. Under such circumstances 
it produces excessive stimulation of the digestive 
tract, interferes with absorption and produces an 
oversensitiveness of the nerves. In cases of ma¬ 
laria and hardening of the liver an excessive 
amount of this salt is found on urinary examina¬ 
tion, while in cases of pneumonia, infectious dis¬ 
eases, anaemia, inflammatory diseases, there is 
a lessening of the normal amount. 

Calcium or Lime Salt 

Is another of the very important salts of the 
body in order that health be maintained. Cases 
in which there is considerable general acidity, 
lime salts in some form are a very important part 
of the treatment. They alkalinize the urinary se¬ 
cretion as well as have the effect of neutralizing 
the acidity of the stomach. 

Where there is defective nutrition, debility, dia¬ 
betes, general acidity, tuberculosis, fevers or 
wasting diseases the quantity of this salt is in¬ 
creased in the urinary output. 

Iron 

The next salt which the writer wishes to draw 
your attention is that of iron. The greater part 
is found in the haemoglobin of the blood and plays 
a big part in our welfare. Its" presence in normal 
quantity favors oxidation and assists in the 
elimination of waste material from the body. In 
anaemic conditions and dropsy organic iron as 




PHILOSOPHY OF AUTO-BIO-CHEMIC TREATMENT 


55 


found in certain foods acts with much greater 
certainty than that of the inorganic form. 

In short the inorganic product as represented 
by tincture of iron and others of a similar nature 
acts as a stimulant and is of little value in enrich¬ 
ing the quality of the blood: On the other hand 
it frequently produces a disturbance of the stom¬ 
ach and digestion. 

Potash 

Acts principally on the nervous system, heart, 
muscle, ligaments and in the neighborhood of 
joints. An excessive quantity circulating in the 
blood favors the production of physical weakness, 
anaemia, emaciation and has a paralyzing effect 
upon the nerves and muscles. 

Potassium is increased by a meat diet, exces¬ 
sive exercise and in all diseases where there is 
tissue destruction. 

There are twelve to fourteen of these different 
cell salts in the body, each having its specific 
action to perform in the great scheme of life. 
Under normal conditions this is done with little 
wear and tear and the individual is not cognizant 
that he has heart, liver, lungs, nerves, etc., as far 
as pains and aches are concerned. 

Bacteria (Germs) 

Disturbance in the cell salts has a tendency to 
produce an acid condition of the system, and pre¬ 
pares the soil for the development of bacteria 
(germs). In writing a few words with reference 
to bacteria it is well to remember that we have 
them at all times in our midst. Even in a healthy 
individual they are always present in the skin, 
nose, throat, tonsils and different parts of the 




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body. Even the air we breathe, the food we eat, 
including meats, and sometimes the water we 
drink are loaded with various kinds of bacteria. 

Under normal conditions our powers of resist¬ 
ance prevent any damage being done. This power 
of resistance means that the cell salts of the body 
are normal as to quantity and quality. To illus¬ 
trate still further it means that the blood and the 
saliva retain their normal alkaline reaction, while 
the urinary product is confined to a modified form 
of acidity. As a result of the disturbance due to 
abnormal acidity and the development of various 
forms of bacteria (germs) a considerable change 
takes place in the intestinal tract due to fermen¬ 
tation or to putrefaction of food products with the 
formation of foul gases and a line of symptoms 
long enough to fill a small sized book. 

These poisons in one case may produce or favor 
the development of Bright’s disease, goitre, torpid 
liver, rheumatism, gout, anaemia, while in an¬ 
other, various forms of nervous diseases such as 
depression, “blues,” melancholy, neurasthenia, 
headaches, neuralgia, nervous indigestion, etc. 

Elimination of Poisons 

Nature tries to eliminate these poisons through 
the urinary tract and is successful as long as the 
kidneys function properly. If, however, there is 
a reduction in their activity, the effect produced 
will react upon the liver and all the internal 
organs to the extent that the whole physical and 
mental make up are disturbed by some of the 
diseases already referred to. The average indi¬ 
vidual gives little thought to nature’s warning as 
to the development of the diseased state until 




PHILOSOPHY OF AUTO-BIO-CHEMIC TREATMENT 


57 


the symptoms become so positive that he feels 
compelled to seek relief. 

It must be apparent to anyone who will but 
give the subject a little consideration that many 
times the symptoms presented to a physician by 
a patient are the result of disturbances going far 
back in life's forces where cause first started. 
Let us take for illustration the young man who 
complains about belching, bloating, heaviness 
after meals. He feels tired, weak, nervous, ex¬ 
hausted, bowels are constipated and he has little 
ambition. He may have transgressed natural 
laws but that was a long time ago and does not 
think that could have anything to do with the case 
now, particularly as he is taking good care of 
himself and is very temperate in his habits—eat¬ 
ing and drinking included. He may have had 
typhoid fever or some children's disease which 
left him weak. Examination of the urine does 
not show much except that it is too highly acid. 
The usual treatment in such a case is a cathartic 
and a tonic. Such method does not really cure as 
it does not reach back to cause. The successful 
treatment is that which removes the symptoms in 
the reverse order of their appearance until the 
plane of cause is reached, which can only be ac¬ 
complished by using nature's product. 

In the space between the disturbance of the 
cell salts and the results of this disturbance as 
obtained in the urinary product many changes are 
produced through the interaction of the mental 
(psychic) and the physical forces. In the great 
majority of cases these changes cannot be de¬ 
tected by making a urine analysis or microscop- 




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ical examination, although the proof of their 
presence may be detected by using the urine in a 
form that can be utilized by the body. 

Natural Tendencies 

The tendency of human nature is to seek for 
the complex in life rather than the simple, the 
observable. If you were to tell some people about 
some supposed wonderful cure which the inhab¬ 
itants of some lonely island in the Pacific Ocean 
had used for generations in curing certain dis¬ 
eased conditions with wonderful success they 
would in all probability make haste to get a supply 
regardless of cost. 

On the same principle, the same type of people 
will get unduly excited if they read in the paper 
about the supposed success of some gland opera¬ 
tion to increase their virile powers which at best 
is but a fleeting fancy. On the other hand if you 
were to tell these people that they, and they alone, 
carry with them the remedy at all times for the 
cure of their diseased state they become lost in 
wonderment. It is a fact just the same. Nature 
is ever kind and supplies the remedy for the cure 
of our infirmities if we will but use in a proper 
form the forces which she has given us. So posi¬ 
tive is this statement that it can be truthfully 
said that if your case cannot be cured with the 
remedy which nature provides your case is hope¬ 
less indeed. 


The Auto Bio Chemic Treatment eliminates 
the causative elements of disease by removing 
their identity and supplying the vacancy by 
Nature’s weapons of defense. 




CHAPTER VIII. 


CAUSES AND EFFECTS 

W ITH most of us the shadow of past genera¬ 
tions is with us at all times and we can but 
measure our state of existence by the effects pro¬ 
duced on our environmental status as to health 
and happiness. 

In such cases there is a something which sooner 
or later emerges from the hidden recesses and pre¬ 
sents to the conscious mind a realization of some¬ 
thing which acts as a causative factor in produc¬ 
ing the present condition. 

These disturbing forces are hard to unfold and 
may go back through a long line of ancestors and 
have the effect of reacting on the mental, moral 
and physical make up of the present generation. 

Did you ever notice the difference in children 
brought up, practically speaking, in the same en¬ 
vironment? The same watchful care and tender¬ 
ness is given in each case. There is little differ¬ 
ence in the food eaten. For all practical purposes 
the conditions are identical. Some of them are 
pale, weakly, have enlarged glands, pimply face, 
stopped up nose, take cold easily and a predisposi¬ 
tion to contract most everything that is possible 
in the way of disease. They are usually nervous, 
excitable and will often develop some foim of 
nervous ailment. It is many times difficult for 
them to breathe on account of enlarged tonsils 
and adenoids, the effects of which often interfere 
with their mental activity. 


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On the other side of the picture is where these 
symptoms are a minus quantity. There are ruddy 
cheeks, good chest development—an active mind 
and an active body. There is everything about 
them to suggest the possibility of health and hap¬ 
piness. Why this difference? There is a cause 
deeper down on the part of the parents than mere 
surface indications, which in all probability cen¬ 
ters around lowered vital function, gonorrhoea, 
syphilis, abuse of alcohol, narcotic drugs, abuses 
in eating, drinking, worry, shock, exposure or 
poor sanitary surroundings, etc. 

The total reflex of inherited tendencies do not 
always show in the early period of life and may 
not become manifest before the individual has 
reached forty, fifty or sixty years of age. We find 
illustrations of this in certain forms of cancer, 
malignant growths, etc. 

Syphilis 

There are many signs subjective and objective 
which indicate the past is still with us in real life. 
For instance the arched hard palate, the notched 
teeth, the skin lesions, nervous and mental dis¬ 
turbances, are very suggestive of syphilitic taint. 
If to the foregoing are added bone pains, worse at 
night, terriflic headaches, glandular disturbances, 
fitful temperament, the diagnosis of syphilis be¬ 
comes positive in nature. The thin, badly formed 
fingernails, spoon shaped and bend easily, is a sign 
of some significance in these cases. There are 
others of a minor nature and are only of value 
when combined with the major symptoms already 
referred to. 




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61 


Gonorrhoea 

When the medical profession as a whole comes 
to realize the great need of a radical cure for 
gonorrhoea instead of being satisfied by a sup¬ 
pressive process much more will be accomplished 
for the benefit of future generations. The effect 
on posterity is just as pronounced as in syphilis, 
the only difference being that the symptoms pro¬ 
duced are of a different character. It is very un¬ 
fortunate that so many get the idea that when 
such disease is suppressed, a cure is accomplished 
and cannot have anything to do with generations 
still unborn. 

The great reason for this is due to the failure 
to see the true relationship between suppression 
and the new diseased condition. It is difficult to 
understand why suppression of gonorrhoea will 
often produce anaemia, mental depression, ca¬ 
tarrh, bronchitis, rheumatism, asthma, heart dis¬ 
ease and certain forms of skin trouble. Neverthe¬ 
less it is true and unless cured by rational methods 
will send its blighting effect to posterity. Chil¬ 
dren born of parents suffering from this disease 
will often have colic, cramps, sour smelling bowel 
movement, catarrh, indigestion and a burning dis¬ 
charge from the outlets of the body. All these 
effects depend on the stage in which the disease 
was contracted. 

It acts principally on the pelvic and sexual or¬ 
gans producing growths, tumors and abscesses. 
When it reacts on the brain, headache, or in some 
cases moral degeneracy is produced. Stiffness, 
soreness and pain in the joints of the ex¬ 
tremities are of common occurrence. Even the 




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fingernails have their markings such as the ribbed 
or ridged appearance which is many times quite 
pronounced. 

Tuberculosis 

Tuberculosis is another malady which leaves its 
imprint on succeeding generations to the extent 
that it in all probability produces more devasta¬ 
tion than all other diseases in the whole category. 
It is one of the few in which hope is one of 
the dominating factors, even when the last 
chance of cure is almost gone. We see its early 
manifestations in enlarged tonsils, swollen glands, 
general catarrhal condition, flat chest, rounded 
shoulders, pale, weakly body. There is lack of 
vital energy. They tire out easily and are poor 
breathers. Colds seem to hang on much longer 
than in those who are in a state of normal health. 
As a rule, they are very bright mentally and quick 
to observe things in general. 

The disturbance between the mental and phys¬ 
ical side of life dominates the individual to the 
extent that leakage of nerve force, disturbed cir¬ 
culation, disturbed metabolism and disturbed nu¬ 
trition are the consequences. 

As further evidence of this systemic condition 
there are cold extremities. The patient develops 
sore throat or hoarseness from time to time. 
Along with this there is usually a hacking cough 
that is worse in the morning. The slightest bruise 
has a strong tendency to suppurate. The finger¬ 
nails give signs of a disturbance of nutrition. 
They are long, generally blunt or club shaped on 
the end, break or split easily and often show white 
spots here and there. In addition, hang nails are 




CAUSES AND EFFECTS 


63 


quite common, due to disturbance in the cell salts 
of the body, particularly the chloride of sodium. 

Cancer and Insanity 

Cancer and insanity are of decided importance 
in producing effects on the offspring. We are 
prone to look upon the superficial symptoms pre¬ 
sented as the causative factors, such as fear, 
worry, fretting, loss of friends, loss of love, me¬ 
chanical injury, etc. If such were the exclusive 
factors in producing these diseases then why do 
not all those who suffer from disturbances ref erred 
to have these afflictions? 

In the light of modern thought we must go fur¬ 
ther back to the point where cause was born, and 
in so doing we will find that the diseases dis¬ 
cussed in this chapter are the real disturbing 
forces. 

Barring mechanical injury the writer is of the 
opinion that if the diseases and irregularities men¬ 
tioned in this chapter were eliminated there would 
be little need for jails, penitentiaries and insane 
asylums. There would be a decided lessening in 
the many variegated diseased conditions which 
we find rampant in our midst. 

To that end the writer deems it to be of great 
importance to discuss the greater portion of these 
subjects and endeavor to unfold their hidden in¬ 
fluence. Let us remember that depression “blues,” 
etc., cannot be a part of our make up if we and 
our ancestors have lived within the bounds of 
natural laws. 

Power of will, constructive thought, life pro¬ 
longed, eugenics, are also discussed in the hope 
that new ideals may present themselves not only 




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for the individual himself, but indirectly for that 
of generations still unborn. 

We live in deeds, not years—in thoughts, not 
breaths; 

In feeling, not in the figures on a dial. 

We count time by heart throbs. He most 
lives 

Who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the 
best.—Bailey. 




CHAPTER IX. 


ABUSE OF NORMAL FUNCTION AND 
VARICOCELE 


T HERE are very few diseases in which at one 
time or another symptoms of the “blues” do 
not present themselves as a disturbing force in 
life. On questioning as to what is the reason, the 
patient will often inform you that he does not 
know, as he feels well and has nothing to worry 
about. Just the same there is back of this a cause 
which is undermining life itself. There are always 
two factors present in such cases: (1) Lowering 
of nervous energy and (2) Toxaemia. Leave off the 
one and you do not have the other. They corre¬ 
spond to cause and effect and are interchangeable. 

Therefore, any disease which produces the above 
conditions has within itself the necessary ele¬ 
ments to bring forth subjective symptoms of the 
most inveterate type of the “blues.” There are 
probably no types of disease which produce so 
much lowering of nerve energy as that of abuse 
of normal function and venereal diseases. As 
a rule these disturbances in life’s forces take 
place when the mind is in the formative stage 
and character has not been stabilized. Were the 
effects produced confined to the lone individual 
the outlook would not be so dark and uninviting, 
but it is the realization that many still unborn 
must reap the whirlwind. 

It is the conflict of the sexes which is the great 
underlying disturbing factor in our social and eco¬ 
nomic life. Is it any wonder that the government 


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and civic institutions are striving their utmost to 
stamp out its destructive effect? 

Ignorance of Nature’s Laws 
A budding youth has little knowledge of the 
significance of the anatomical parts of the body 
and the physiological function they perform in 
every day life. In the course of events he finds 
out that the effects of the abuse of normal func¬ 
tion are undermining his physical and mental make 
up. He feels compelled to consult a physician rel¬ 
ative to his condition. For the first time he is 
told about the baneful effects of the habits formed 
and is given such treatment as the case demands. 
Does it not seem rather late to wait until destruc¬ 
tion of more or less severity has taken place? 
Would it not be more rational that the parents 
should have warned their children of the pitfalls 
which line the path of life? 

A celebrated writer at one time said that “Un¬ 
cured errors of youth are drafts on old age pay¬ 
able thirty years after date.” 

In a majority of cases the cause for this condi¬ 
tion, in great measure, goes back to the point 
where the father and mother cease to be parents 
in the true sense of the word, the echo of which 
often finds its counterpart in the words of Byron, 
“The withered frame, the ruined mind, 

The wreck by passion left behind.” 

There are many exciting factors aside from the 
urge incidental to the developing youth. For in¬ 
stance, intestinal worms, spinal irritation, inflam¬ 
mation of the prostate gland, morbid imagination, 
irritating forms of local skin diseases, constipa¬ 
tion, the need of circumcision, etc. 




ABUSE OF NORMAL FUNCTION 


67 


Each of these is liable to produce a local irrita¬ 
tion with a corresponding desire to gratify pas¬ 
sion unless prior education or enlightenment acts 
as a retarding force. 

The devitalizing influence of this sex condition 
affects every organ and tissue of the body, while 
the symptoms presented correspond in kind. You 
have variations extending all the way from the 
simple to the most inveterate case where will 
power is gone and reason dethroned. 

Symptoms 

Among the early symptoms developed are gen¬ 
eral weakness of mind and body, emaciation, pal¬ 
pitation of the heart, tired, nervous, easily ex¬ 
cited, bashful disposition, lack of confidence in 
his own ability, perspires easily, hands cold and 
clammy, pale earthy appearance of the face, dark 
circles around the eyes, defective memory, diffi¬ 
cult to concentrate his mind on anything, erotic 
fancies, bad dreams and pimply face. He usually 
eats well but continues to lose in weight, the 
body does not get sufficient nourishment while 
nature seems or tries to compensate for losses sus¬ 
tained by an impelling desire to eat. He becomes 
dejected and care worn. 

You have seen children at school who were un¬ 
usually bright and active mentally. Much was 
expected of them in some vocation in life. Time 
rolls along and as they develop to man’s or 
woman’s estate their sphere of usefulness becomes 
tempered by the result of indiscretion, many times 
to an extent that hope, ambition, concentration 
of effort, are wrecked on the rock of dissipation 
and despair. We see this type frequently on the 




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streets in our large cities. Their greatest ambi¬ 
tion seems to be a desire to exist. They are called 
lazy, good for nothing and a lot of names un¬ 
worthy of any man. It is the disturbance in life’s 
force which causes the condition and not that they 
are inherently lazy. A kind word, a helping hand, 
will assist in smoothing the path for greater en¬ 
deavor. There comes a time in which worry, fret¬ 
ting, “blues,” seem to dominate the whole mental 
make up of this individual. Their thoughts are 
constantly on themselves and their condition. 
There may be a passing away of vital fluid after 
bowel movement or kidney action and fear they 
are becoming impotent. Their appetite fails, have 
poor sleep, headache and awake without feeling 
refreshed. The fire of the intellect can glow but 
faintly when the whole physical system is in such 
a flickering condition. There may be a pressing, 
drawing sensation in the region of the hips and 
small of the back, oppression of the chest or a 
short, dry, persistent cough. Pain in the nape of 
the neck and back of the head and along with this 
is often defective sight and he worries that he 
may go blind. 

Varicocele 

To read some literature on the subject of vari¬ 
cocele one would imagine that the individual who 
had this disease must of necessity be weak sex¬ 
ually, mentally and physically. Many false state¬ 
ments have been made regarding this condition 
which has often had the effect of producing an 
undue amlount of worry and nervousness not in 
keeping with the nature of the disease. Varico¬ 
cele is recognized by an elongation and enlarge- 




ABUSE OF NORMAL FUNCTION 


69 


ment of the veins of the spermatic cord in the 
scrotum, which on slight manipulation gives an 
impression as though it were a bunch of angle 
worms. 

The causes for this condition are many and 
varied, among the principal may be mentioned 
constipation, long marches, excessive exercise, 
heavy work, lifting and being more or less con¬ 
stantly on the feet. It is very frequently caused 
by abuse of normal function, overindulgence, un¬ 
satisfied longing, or in short anything that inter¬ 
feres with the return circulation of the blood. It 
is a disease of early life and usually appears be¬ 
fore the patient is 25 years of age. The rate of 
growth varies very much. It may grow rapidly 
for a time or remain stationary without any ap¬ 
parent reason. The symptoms vary with the 
cause producing the trouble. If abuse is a factor 
in the case you will find the symptoms as found 
under “abuse of normal function” in addition to 
the symptoms incidental to the local condition 
such as pain in the scrotum, dragging sensation, 
tired feeling, pain in the back, etc. A mild form 
of this trouble does not interfere with the pa¬ 
tient’s best interest and should not cause any 
worry. Bathing the parts in cold water and the 
wearing of a well fitting suspensory are usually 
quite sufficient in this type. Again, if it is severe 
there is a tendency to produce wasting of the 
parts, lack of natural desire, lack of ambition and 
listlessness. If the condition has gone beyond 
the restorative powers of the Auto-Bio-Chemic 
Treatment it will be necessary to use operative 
procedure. 




CHAPTER X. 


GONORRHOEA; OR SPECIFIC URETHRITIS 
AND CHRONIC PROSTATITIS 

A S time rolls by, new thoughts, new ideas and 
new realities are constantly coming to the 
fore. This statement applies with just as much 
force in this disease as in anything in life. The 
old time idea that specific urethritis was purely a 
localized condition, not more serious than a simple 
cold, is to the mind of the intelligent so ridiculous 
as to relegate the statement to ignorance of an 
appalling nature. The disease is at all times a 
serious one, not only in the possibility of its con¬ 
sequences to the individual who has it but to those 
under exposure to its infectious influence, as well 
as its indirect effect on generations still unborn. 

This disease is almost invariably contracted by 
carnal intercourse with one who already has the 
disease in a developed state. It is very peculiar, 
many times, how patients who have this trouble 
will inform you about the most ridiculous ways 
that they contracted it. It ranges all the way 
from the possibility of thought to the grotesque¬ 
ness of the impossible, while at the same time 
they lower the truth to the freezing point. 
Symptoms 

Usually about 3 to 6 days after exposure there 
is a burning sensation felt on urinating, accom¬ 
panied by a more or less purulent discharge which 
on examination is found to contain many pus cells 
and bacteria which are called gonococci. 


GONORRHOEA 


71 


There is an acute inflammation of the anterior 
portion of the urethra that has a tendency to ex¬ 
tend back and involve what is called the prostate 
gland, the disturbance of which will be discussed 
later on. The close proximity to delicate ana¬ 
tomical structures makes it highly important that 
an unusual amount of skill be used in treating 
successfully this diseased state. Unless such is 
done you are likely to have stricture, gleet, pros¬ 
tatitis, orchitis or sterility as the penalty for the 
price of ignorance. 

Mental Effect 

Aside from the physical disturbances resulting 
from this disease there is another phase of it 
which is equally important, if not more so, and 
that is the action on the mental and moral makeup 
of the individual. Notice, if you please, the young 
man who is constantly having this disease or 
rather a repetition of an uncured case; you will 
find that truth, honor and integrity are to a great 
extent measured by convenience. This is partic¬ 
ularly true in those whose stability of character 
has not reached its fullest fruition. Memory for 
recent events is defective, while events long past 
are remembered with comparative ease. Power 
of concentration is reduced, while the toxic poi¬ 
soning incidental to absorption from the diseased 
condition makes him depressed, irritable, cranky 
and has lack of ambition, etc. There is often a 
desire to change doctors unless he is cured as 
quickly as he thinks it should be done. 

Suppression 

The disease in question is very prevalent. It 
has been said that 70 to 80% of the youth of our 




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large cities have been or are afflicted with this 
malady, while 90% of this number remain un¬ 
cured. Not in the sense that there is a discharge 
but that there is a suppressed factor which many 
times lends color to deep seated diseased condi¬ 
tions. It is these conditions which many times 
cast their shadow on the unborn before their eyes 
have emerged from darkness into light. 

In an uncured case of specific urethritis we have 
three stages just as we have in syphilis. First 
there is the primary condition which is an elimi¬ 
nation process. Unless this is properly treated 
you have at once the secondary state which is 
characterized by a reaction to the internal organs 
of an inflammatory nature such as rheumatism, 
kidney disturbance or of some other form which 
we notice so frequently in diseases of women. 
Under this heading it is quite common to note in¬ 
flammation of the womb, pus tube, menstrual dis¬ 
orders, backache, headache or sterility, while an 
operation is often the last resort to save the 
patient’s life. 

In the course of two or three years if the sec¬ 
ondary stage is not cured it passes into the third, 
of which rashes, pimples, blotches, warts, skin 
lesions, cystic degeneration, rheumatism or men¬ 
tal disturbances may follow. This condition is 
brought about by the use of the injection method 
and the drugging process and will always remain 
as such until physicians learn that drugs taken 
internally or used locally by an injection can never 
cure the disease in question. Physicians are 
many times influenced by the desire on the part 
of patients to stop the discharge in the fond hope 




GONORRHOEA 


73 


that this means a cure. Such method suppresses 
but does not cure. The patient thinks he is cured, 
however, as he cannot see any discharge, but in 
due course of time he may complain about a slight 
cough, a bronchitis, indigestion, liver trouble, pain 
in the back, kidney involvement or a general feel¬ 
ing of nervousness and depression. Unless the 
suppressed condition is brought back and elimi¬ 
nated there is at all times a danger of infecting 
the female to the same extent that he is affected. 
It is quite common for a woman to inform a phy¬ 
sician that up to the time that she was married 
she did not know anything about pains or aches. 
Since her marriage, however, or since her child 
was born she has been troubled with headache, 
neuralgia, bladder trouble, backache, menstrual 
irregularities, localized itching, leucorrhoea, ova¬ 
rian trouble, etc. In this case in all probability 
you will find that her husband has had a specific 
urethritis which was never really cured although 
at the time that he infected her there may not 
have been any visible discharge. 

In such a case he never really should have mar¬ 
ried until the suppressed discharge was re-estab¬ 
lished and cured on scientific principles. 

The results of suppressive methods are fre¬ 
quently followed by operative procedure. Imag¬ 
ine, if you please, an operation being performed 
for a stiff knee joint as a result of this disease. 
You may remove many of the conditions present 
but the diseased process is there just the same 
irrespective of the skill of the operator. Cause 
antedates the surgical methods and cannot be 
removed by any cutting process. You must dig 




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down deeper into life’s forces than is possible by 
the surgeon’s knife or the usual drugging process. 
It is now acknowledged by the best authorities 
that this disease may be the chief factor in favor¬ 
ing the development of kidney disease in its vari¬ 
ous forms. When such condition develops there is 
always more or less disturbance of the other in¬ 
ternal organs, such as heart, liver, stomach, etc. 
The writer has often noticed that individuals who 
are heavy eaters and are suffering from repeated 
urethral discharges when they get to the early 
fifties kidney disease is quite common. 

Treatment 

Let us look at this disease from a common- 
sense point of view as to the condition and what 
should be done to remove the disturbing factors. 
In the first place there is localized inflammation 
and considerable discharge of pus. Nature is try¬ 
ing to throw off the poison if she is but given a 
chance to do so. Usually injections of an astrin¬ 
gent nature are used, such as sulphate of zinc, 
sugar of lead, argyrol, permanganate of potash, 
etc. These have the effect of suppressing the flow 
and a tendency to send the disease back to the 
prostate gland from which there is a general ab¬ 
sorption into the body of the toxins from the dis¬ 
ease. In order to reduce this inflammation there 
is possibly nothing better than hot water, relaxa¬ 
tion of mind and body, as well as a suitable diet 
and freedom from excitement. The use of the 
product obtained by a distillation of the urine and 
pus is the other necessary factor in removing the 
local and constitutional condition always present 
in these cases. 




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Chronic Prostatitis 

The writer now wishes to draw the attention of 
the reader to one of the greatest factors in the 
production of the “blues” which is possible to 
imagine and that is a chronic inflammation of the 
prostate gland. The cause for this condition is 
not necessarily confined to specific urethritis but 
may be produced by abuse of normal function, 
drugging, syphilis, alcohol, etc., and permitting 
the mind to dwell too much on sexual affairs. 

In either case the result is many times most 
drastic in its disturbing effect upon the nervous 
system and indirectly upon any organ of the body. 
The peculiar part about the whole affair is that 
patients will frequently call upon you profession-, 
ally and complain about troubles far away so to 
speak from the original cause of the disease 
and yet when a diagnostic dose is given of the 
Auto-Bio-Chemic treatment the secret comes to 
the surface and points out the location. In many 
of these cases they wfere treated months or years 
ago by the injection method for chronic urethritis 
and supposed that they were cured—only to find 
that their old trouble merely had been suppressed. 
The prostate gland is sometimes called the sexual 
brain and plays an important role in life, not only 
on account of its intimate relationship with the 
rectum, bladder and seminal vesicles, but on ac¬ 
count of its reflex action through the nervous 
system to all parts of the body. 

Symptoms 

It is well to remember that mental disturbances 
caused by forces external to the body, influence 
sexual conditions, so in like manner do diseases of 




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the prostate gland exercise a baneful effect on the 
nerve centers, resulting in headache, neuralgia, 
sciatica, rheumatism, pain in the back which ex¬ 
tends over the hips down the calves of the legs, 
etc. On the mental plane, depression, lack of am¬ 
bition, suspicion, morbid fears, nervous dyspepsia, 
impairment of memory, sleeplessness, despond¬ 
ency, are a few of the many. In a general way it 
is quite common to find cold sweats, flushes, pal¬ 
pitation of the heart, torpid liver, constipation, 
impotency, and in nearly all these cases there 
is a toxaemia affecting mind and body. Im¬ 
paired function of the lower limbs accompanied 
by darting pains, heaviness or a sensation of some¬ 
thing crawling on the body is due to involvement 
of the prostate gland unless there is syphilis or 
a disease of the spine. 

Cold weather or wet feet is especially bad in 
those cases in which there is an involvement of 
the prostate gland or bladder. As long as the 
weather is warm and little change in temperature 
they get along very nicely. Again an old condi¬ 
tion which may have been forgotten is frequently 
brought back by sitting on damp ground or some¬ 
thing cold. 

Leakage of Nerve Force 

You will recall having read in a former chapter 
about the leakage of nerve force through the eyes, 
sexual organs and the rectum. In these cases it 
quite frequently happens that the leakage of nerve 
force takes place from all three. In the early 
stages of this disease there is usually an undue 
amount of activity of the eyes, he sees better than 
the average; there is excessive stimulation in 




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the nerve centers. Should the case become chronic 
a change takes place and he begins to wonder 
what is the matter as he used to have such splen¬ 
did sight. He suffers from headache, letters blur 
and run together, and frequently complains about 
specks floating before the eyes. 

Before discussing the treatment the writer 
wishes to draw the attention of the reader to a 
symptom which is very important and that is 
the frequency of urination, particularly at night. 
It is never a good sign and in chronic cases is 
almost invariably due to trouble with the pros¬ 
tate gland, bladder, kidney, or a drugging process. 

Treatment 

There are four things necessary in the success¬ 
ful treatment of prostatitis, which are as follows: 
(1) Freedom from worry, (2) Regulation of the 
diet as to eating and drinking, (3) Massage of the 
gland and (4) The removal of the toxins of dis¬ 
ease by natural methods as best accomplished by 
the use of the Auto-Bio-Chemic process. As to 
the first or freedom from worry it seems hardly 
necessary to those who have read the previous re¬ 
marks on this subject to comment to any great 
extent, suffice it to say that it is very important. 

It is very difficult to cure these cases if the pa- 
tien is allowed to satisfy every idle fancy pertain¬ 
ing to eating and drinking. Pepper, mustard, 
horseradish, spices, meats, rich foods and much 
salt are detrimental. Tea, coffee, wines and alco¬ 
hol in all forms are equally pernicious. The habit 
of smoking and chewing lowers nervous energy 
and favors the development of toxaemia and 
should be eliminated. Massage of the gland is 




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very important in assisting nature in the removal 
of waste products from the body. There is, how¬ 
ever, a tendency to relapse unless fortified by a 
force which acts on the individual as a whole and 
assists in a natural way the elimination process 
which is best accomplished by the use of the 
methods referred to. 

A case in point: Dr. P., dentist, age 54, called 
on me in reference to a case of inflammation of 
the bladder which he had for many years. He in¬ 
formed the writer that 20 years ago he had con¬ 
tracted specific urethritis and since then had not 
been feeling well. He was very nervous, had pain 
in the back, constipated bowels and had to get 
up three to four times every night to urinate. 
Examination showed an enlarged prostate gland, 
irritation of the kidney and much toxaemia as 
shown by urinary examination. Treatment con¬ 
sisted in massaging of the prostate gland and the 
use of the Auto-Bio-Chemic Treatment which had 
the effect of bringing back the discharge that had 
been suppressed by the injection method which 
he used when he contracted the original trouble. 
This phase of the case disappeared in two to three 
days and from that time on his recovery was very 
rapid. Eighteen months have passed and he is to¬ 
day feeling like a young man in every way and 
has none of his former symptoms. The diet rec¬ 
ommended was similar to that already referred to. 

Don’t forget that suppression of dis¬ 
charge by injections or local applica¬ 
tions are often pleasing to the patient 
and the undertaker—only in a different 
way. 




CHAPTER XI. 


SYPHILIS 

I F ever there were a disease which has cast a 
shadow on the mental and physical make up of 
the human race it is syphilis. 

It is a disease which has existed since ancient 
times, as evidenced by writings, as well as pre¬ 
historic bones which bear strong evidence of its 
presence at a very remote period. During the 
latter part of the 15th century it was particularly 
virulent in its results and had for its field of action 
practically speaking all of the then known world. 
Its effects seem to be much more pronounced in 
warm climates or in those who are weak, ex¬ 
hausted or intemperate in their habits. At one 
time it was considered an odium to have the dis¬ 
ease. He was considered an outcast from society 
so degrading were its general manifestations. 
Thanks to the evolution of the present day new 
thoughts, new truths and scientific application 
have smoothed the way to an extent that its hor¬ 
rors are greatly removed, while its control can be 
accomplished in nearly every case. It is generally 
contracted by cohabitation with one who has the 
disease or where the poison comes in contact with 
an abraded surface in any part of the body. The 
disease is often contracted by kissing or in the 
use of infected cups, towels, spoons, etc. It shows 
itself first in the form of an angry sore with a 
hardened base and is called a chancre. 


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Incubation 

The incubation period lasts from ten to seventy 
days, although the usual is about three weeks. 
Various external or internal forces may modify 
its virulence or the period of its development. 
When the vitality of the patient is below par and 
the sore is congested or irritated, ulceration fre¬ 
quently occurs. Along with this there is an in¬ 
volvement of the lymphatic glands and frequently 
an accompanying swelling in the groin called a 
bubo. The system is now 1 filled with poison and 
we have what is called the primary or first stage 
of the disease, the symptoms of which can be 
eliminated through proper treatment, but unfor¬ 
tunately such is not the case under the usual 
method. We are now confronted with what is 
usually called 

Secondary Syphilis 

which usualy manifests itself about six weeks 
after the original chancre. In some cases the 
symptoms fail to make their appearance until late 
in life only to appear in the third stage. The rea¬ 
son for this may be due to temperate methods of 
living and the freedom from variation incidental 
to defective hereditary taint. Preceding the skin 
lesions you will generally find that there are more 
or less anaemia, liver disturbance, glandular in¬ 
volvement, mental depression, “blues/’ weakness, 
pain in the head, falling out of the hair, mucous 
patches in the mouth, sore throat and bone pains 
worse at night. 

Prior to the skin eruption there is generally a 
fever varying from one to three degrees, although 
it may pass unnoticed. The fever may be inter- 




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81 


mittent or continued in character, sometimes pre¬ 
ceded by a chill. With the rise of temperature 
there may be pains in the back, dryness in the 
throat, tired sensation, sleeplessness, irritability, 
headache and a general sensation of being much 
indisposed. The skin eruption tends to involve 
the whole body, although it generally appears 
first on the chest, abdomen and sides, and usually 
lasts from three to eight weeks. The color at first 
disappears on pressure but later on leaves a cop¬ 
pery appearance. 

Tertiary Syphilis 

The dividing point between secondary and ter¬ 
tiary syphilis is at times hard to define. There 
may be a gradual merging of the one into the 
other. Generally speaking it is seldom that ter¬ 
tiary symptoms develop before the end of the sec¬ 
ond year and may not appear for many years. 
Systemic disturbances are always present, such as 
loss of weight and strength, anaemia, sleepless¬ 
ness and rapid pulse. Intense headaches, dry 
catarrh and ulcerations are common. 

The vital organs of the body, nervous system 
and bones are particularly involved in the tertiary 
stage. Many a promising young man has been 
waylaid by its blighting influence at an unsus¬ 
pecting moment, by a haemorrhage of the brain, 
paralysis and possibly death. In another case it 
may be decay of the bones, those of the nose and 
face being the first to suffer. Again it may be 
the eyes or ears, with the result that blindness or 
deafness results unless a cure can be established 
by a natural process. 

It is claimed that 97% of the cases of Loco- 




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motor Ataxia are due to this disease, while paresis 
(softening of the brain) can claim equally as large 
per cent. Unfortunately many of these cases were 
supposed to have been cured years ago but were 
merely suppressed by the drugging process. Can 
you imagine anything more nerve wrecking than 
the fate of uncertainty in regard to the possible 
outcome of a case of syphilis that has been sup¬ 
pressed by Mercury, Iodide of Potash, etc.? Is 
it any wonder that there are periods of depres¬ 
sion, “blues,” etc.? 

In short there is not an organ, tissue or fluid in 
the whole body but that may be affected by this 
dread disease—even to the fingernails, brain and 
spinal cord. 

Hereditary Syphilis 

The writer deems it advisable to write a few 
words about hereditary syphilis, the effect of 
which is seen on every hand. We see its mani¬ 
festations in the babe just born, the deformities, 
the wrinkled face, the appearance of old age, the 
snuffles, difficult breathing, weakness and evi¬ 
dences of intestinal colic are but an introduction 
many times to the most inveterate forms of ner¬ 
vous and mental disturbances. Active syphilis in 
the parents is likely to produce an abortion, while 
its modification increases the chances for delivery 
at term. 

A syphilitic child may not present symptoms 
of the disease at birth, but usually manifests them 
within a few weeks. The possibility of the child 
living depends to a greater or lesser extent on the 
activity or the virulency of the syphilitic poison, 
as well as the original vitality of the parents at 




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83 


the time conception took place. Thousands upon 
thousands of little children die as the result of 
this disease, while hundreds who live have defects 
which mar or spoil to a great extent their sphere 
of usefulness. 

Syphilis is a strong causative factor in many 
cases of insanity. Add to this the baneful effects 
of alcohol, narcotic drugs, specific urethritis and 
bad environment you then have an individual who 
meets all requirements in a preparatory sense of 
the word for one of our penal institutions. It is 
impossible to measure in wbrds the possible effects 
syphilis has in the production of disease, degen¬ 
eration and moral turpitude. This is particularly 
true when the case has been suppressed by the 
drugging process. 

Treatment 

To write a treatise on the treatment of syphilis 
alone, many hundreds of volumes might be pre¬ 
sented as a readable story but would give very 
few tangible truths anent the permanent success 
in curing the disease in question. There are dif¬ 
ferent degrees of virulency in the manifestations 
presented in this disease, but the writer is more 
inclined to look upon such as being due to the pa¬ 
tient’s vital energy or lack of vital energy super¬ 
induced to a great extent by vicious habits rather 
than to the character of the syphilitic poison. On 
account of the far reaching character of the dis¬ 
ease desperate means have been resorted to in 
order to effect a cure. There are many who re¬ 
sort to salvarsan (arsphenamine) or to a form of 
arsenic and mercury in some of its forms. This 
seems to be the topmost round with them in re- 




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gard to their ideas about the treatment of this 
disease. It is true that many of the outward signs 
and symptoms disappear under their use or are 
at least much modified. Could the patient but 
know the detrimental effects of such methods of 
drugging they never would take the remedies. 
No mortal man can tell the various alterations, 
chemical and otherwise, which such drugs have 
upon the mental and physical side of life. They 
go beyond the microscopic field or anything visible 
in the test tube. It is difficult when using these 
drugs to know whether your case presents a true 
picture of the diseased condition or the effects 
of a drugging or possibly a combination of both. 
The result of this must be unreliable, unsatisfac¬ 
tory and unscientific. It is quite interesting to 
study the action of these drugs referred to in 
their physiological effect on the body and the 
symptoms as manifested in syphilis. The first 
or that of Arsenic acts on most of the organs and 
tissues of the body, but centers on the following: 

Mucous Membrane—Producing Destructive In¬ 
flammation. 

Kidneys—Fatty Degeneration and Albuminuria. 

Skin—Blotches, Pimples. 

Blood—Disintegration, Haemorrhages. 

Heart—Fatty Degeneration and Paralysis. 

Circulation—Weakness and Paralysis of the 
Nerves that Control the Blood Current. 

Liver—Fatty Degeneration. 

Lungs—Congestion and Catarrh. 

Spine—Paralysis. 

In different stages of syphilis we find the same 
indentical effect produced as found under the ac- 




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85 


tion of arsenic. How then, if you please, can any¬ 
one tell whether after the using of this drug he 
is dealing with a drug effect or a disease effect? 
To get the patient well it is necessary to rid the 
system of the double barrier—drugs and the dis¬ 
ease. 

Mercury has been used for a great length of 
time in one form or another in the treating of this 
malady. It is one of the few drugs which acts 
on all the organs and tissues of the body. Its 
physiological action also corresponds to the differ¬ 
ent variations that are found in the disease in 
question. 

Lymphatic Glands—It produces Congestion, Ul¬ 
ceration, Paralysis. 

Salivary Glands—Salivation and Excessive 
Odor. 

Liver—Increase in the Flow of Bile, Jaundice. 

Kidneys—Congestion, Inflammation, Albumin¬ 
uria. 

Mucous Membrane—Catarrhal Inflammation, 
Heemorrhage. 

Eyes—Congestion, Inflammation, Ulceration. 

Bones—Inflammation, Decay, Nightly Bone 
Pain. 

Blood—Decomposition and Decrease in the Red 
Blood Corpuscles. 

Skin—Pustular Eruption, Jaundice. 

Spinal Cord—Shaking Palsy and Nerve Degen¬ 
eration. 




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In one stage or other these same effects are 
found in syphilis. Again the same question 
comes up, how are you going to tell which is 
which ? There can be only one answer—that it is 
an absolute impossibility. It is because of this 
very fact that there are so many people suffer¬ 
ing untold agony from many hidden diseased con¬ 
ditions. Had there been an unfolding process in 
place of suppression they would in all probability 
have been enjoying a healthy mental and physical 
make up. 

The effect of this drugging shows a correspond¬ 
ing change in the urinary product. Just the same 
thing occurs in regard to the disease itself. You 
then have a mixed urine resulting from the com¬ 
bination of the drugs and the disease which cor¬ 
responds identically to the patient as he is. 

In the treatment of diseased states there are at 
least three axioms which must be considered as 
basic: (1) Like cures like, (2) It takes the poison 
resulting from the disease to cure the disease that 
produced the poison (3) What cannot be cured 
by the use of the natural forces of the body can¬ 
not be cured by forces external to the body. 
These axioms are applicable in all diseases except 
those caused by mechanical obstruction or injury. 

To illustrate: 

Mrs. M., age, 34, housewife, called on the writer 
in May, 1922, in regard to complete loss of voice; 
she gave the following history: During the early 
part of the world war she emigrated from Holland 
to London, England. During the time she re¬ 
mained in that city she contracted some form of 




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87 


skin disease which caused her to scratch so much 
that blood appeared and on several occasions she 
fainted from exhaustion. She went to one of the 
local physicians who gave her an ointment which 
seemed to have the effect of curing the condition. 
After a short time, however, it began again and 
kept up intermittingly for eight months; in the 
meantime she developed a partial loss of voice. 
This condition would come and go, always getting 
worse. Shortly after this she left London and 
came to Lansing Michigan, where one of the local 
physicians informed her she should have her ton¬ 
sils removed. Acting on this suggestion she had 
the operation performed, but with results of a neg¬ 
ative nature. Not being satisfied with this physi¬ 
cian she went to another, who told her she had 
syphilis, for which he used Mercury and Salvar- 
san. The result was again very unsatisfactory 
and her voice became more husky than ever. 
Some of her friends were living in Chicago and 
she decided to come to this city. She again con¬ 
sulted another physician, who stated that she had 
tuberculosis, for which some form of serum was 
given. Aggravation of the case became so accen¬ 
tuated that when she called on the writer she 
could only speak in a whisper and was very much 
depressed. She stated that one of the doctors 
who had examined her said that the Wasserman 
was negative, while another said it wias positive. 
The Auto-Bio-Chemic treatment was made for her 
and had the effect of bringing back some of the 
old symptoms to an extent that there could not 
be any question as to it being caused by syphilis. 
During the following eight months she was given 




“THE BLUES”—THEIR CAUSES AND CURE 


varying strengths of the finished product from 
time to time with the result that there is now no 
hoarseness and is feeling well in every way. 
A short time ago the writer made inquiry relative 
to her present condition, to which she replied un¬ 
der date of May 1, 1923, as follows: 

“I am veity glad that I am all over my trouble. 
I appreciate your services very much. I never 
thought I would ever get well but your treatment 
has done wonders for me.” 

In order to get the best results in treating 
syphilis it is highly essential that tobacco and 
alcohol be eliminated. They have a tendency to 
reduce vital resistance and at the same time seem 
to have the effect of producing mucous patches 
and ulcers of the mucous membrane. At all events 
it is quite a noted fact that women and inviduals 
who do not resort to these habits the disease is 
much less drastic in the effects produced. Fresh 
air, walking, exercises, bathing, cleanliness, are 
absolutely essential in order to assist nature in 
the process of elimination. Short hot baths for 
five or ten minutes, or a steam bath followed by 
cool sponging is of particular value in certain 
stages of this disease. Diet is also quite an im¬ 
portant part in the treatment of syphilis. There 
is almost always in such cases a toxaemia of the 
intestines—a decomposition of food products. 
Under such circumstances it is a good idea to get 
the patient to cut down on his eating, at least one- 
half of the usual amount. At the same time elimi¬ 
nate meats, tea, coffee, liquors and tobacco in all 
forms or in short anything which lowers vital 
function or that easily undergoes decomposition 




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89 


in the intestines. Usually it is much better to eat 
fruits, vegetables, green salads, cereals, and other 
natural fods. Milk, skim milk and an abundant 
amount of water are essential. The one great 
factor to keep before the patient is to keep up his 
vitality and in accomplishing this it is necessary to 
keep the body clean from within and clean from 
without. Be clean in thought, word and deed. 

There is another factor which the writer wishes 
to refer to and that is a relaxed state of the mind. 
If fear, worry, fretting, “blues,” become domi¬ 
nating factors they act as great retarding forces 
under all circumstances and interfere with the 
best endeavor of the attending physician. 

Perhaps one of the most important question 
which a patient can ask a physician is as to 
whether he is in a condition to get married as far 
as there being any remnants of the disease left. 
The answer to this depends on the physician’s 
idea as to what he means by a cure. Some have 
the idea that a negative Wasserman carries the 
passport to the marriage altar, while many times 
their children have to pay the penalty. Others 
again wait for a definite time to elapse and have 
repeated negative Wasserman reactions before 
sanction is given. Could we at all times depend 
upon this test the latter method would by all 
means be most praiseworthy. Unfortunately such 
is not the case. It is highly important for the 
welfare of future generations that mistakes shall 
not be made when it is too late to rectify. To that 
end the writer has been using for years the Auto- 




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Bio-Chemic method by means of which foci of in¬ 
fection, specific urethritis, syphilis, etc., are 
brought to the surface and eliminated. When 
such is accomplished safety is the password to the 
marriage altar—not otherwise. 


Disease only comes to those who 
have directly or indirectly been pre¬ 
paring for it. 




CHAPTER XII. 


IMPOTENCY 

T HE young man, the middle-aged man, the old 
man, all wish to have strong virility as long as 
the thread of life remains. There is probably no 
condition that creates greater mental disturbance 
in a comparatively young man who has wasted 
his substance in riotous living than to realize that 
all that is left for him to think about is the rec¬ 
ollection. It begins to dawn on him that nature 
cannot be imposed upon without resenting the 
abuse. He goes to different doctors, he reads 
some glaring advertisement that offers peace, 
health and happiness. He tries the experiment 
only to find that he greatly misjudged the dis¬ 
tance between disease and despair on one hand, 
and health and hope on the other. There seems 
to be little to cheer. 

Let us see if we cannot bring forth something 
that appeals to reason; something that changes 
doubts, fears and tremblings into buoyant realiza¬ 
tion of a constructive nature. 

Shakespeare said that “Our doubts are traitors 
and make us lose the good we oft might win by 
fearing to attempt.” The disease can with con¬ 
venience be divided into two parts, viz.: (1) Or¬ 
ganic or physical and (2) Functional or mental. 
With the former there is physical degeneration 
in which the function is lost and along with this 
the desire. This condition is due to paralysis pro¬ 
duced by disease or incidental to declining years. 


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for which nothing permanent can be done. The 
latter can again be subdivided into two divisions 
that correspond to (1) Deficiency of capacity with 
increase of desire and secondly (2) Deficiency both 
of desire and capacity. In this diseased condition 
we usually find a wasting of the parts, deficiency 
in normal warmth and loss more or less contin¬ 
ually of vital fluid. In nearly all these cases we 
find a high degree of nerve tension, moodishness 
and nearly all the symptoms found under prosta¬ 
titis, which is so often the causative factor in the 
production of this disease. Trace this cause a 
little further back and you will probably find gleet, 
stricture, specific urethritis, abuse of normal func¬ 
tion, alcohol or drugging as primary or contribut¬ 
ing factors in the case. Is it not more than pass¬ 
ing strange why the great majority of people who 
have trouble with the sexual organs exhibit such 
a state of mental depression—a history of the 
blues? The only explanation can be that it is 
due to the fact that there is a disturbance of the 
sympathetic nervous system which sends its 
branches to the sexual organs, stomach and brain. 
These are in constant communication with each 
other and what disturbs one reacts to a greater or 
lesser extent on the others. Thus it is explained 
why a disturbance of the prostate gland must of 
necessity involve the brain, stomach and general 
nervous make up of the individual with symptoms 
corresponding thereto. 

Treatment 

The method of treatment in this disease is very 
important. Many times little care or thought is 
given to the different reasons for the condition, 




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93 


suffice it to say that he is not in a natural physical 
state corresponding to his age. He is anxious to 
get well, and then he will sing your praise. In the 
first place it is necessary to clear the mind of all 
thoughts of a sexual nature. Sea salt baths are 
of value when used according to the necessities of 
Che case. Give the body a chance to recuperate. 
Cut out stimulating drugs, tea, coffee, tobacco, al¬ 
cohol, rich foods and condiments. Perhaps one of 
the most pitiable acts one can perform is to use 
some of the powerful drugs so much in use for the 
relief of such conditions. Unfortunately many 
doctors resort to a drugging process, but it is need¬ 
less to say that they do not cure. The writer has 
seen many cases in which such methods were fol¬ 
lowed by paralysis of function. It is much like 
the whip to a horse, it stimulates but adds no 
vital energy to the body and therefore can be of 
no lasting benefit. 

Many times reason is set aside and worry be¬ 
comes the dominating factor. They will fre¬ 
quently resort to the most absurd methods in 
order that the effect of physical stimulation shall 
coincide with his mental concept as to what he 
should be. 

The real cure comes when you arrest the loss of 
vital fluid and supply such deficiencies in nerve 
function as is caused by the loss already referred 
to. This can only be accomplished by the use of 
the patient’s urinary product. He alone has this 
particular disease and it is from him alone that a 
real cure can be accomplished if he will but use 




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natural forces in a form that can be utilized. 
This is done by the distillation of the urinary 
product through the use of the Auto-Bio-Chemic 
process. 


They who would be young when 
they are old must be old when they 
are young. 




CHAPTER XIII. 


NEURASTHENIA 

^rEURASTHENIA is a depression due to ex- 
haustion of nerve energy. Strictly speaking 
it is not in itself a disease but the result of a dis¬ 
ease or the violation of natural laws and character¬ 
ized by instability of nerve action, excessive sensi¬ 
tiveness and irritability. It is impossible to exact 
from the pages of the past all of the various 
hereditary and environmental causes from his an¬ 
cestors that favor the development of his present 
neurasthenic condition. We know, however, that 
certain neuroses, nerve diseases, alcohol, syph¬ 
ilis, specific urethritis, rheumatism, tuberculosis, 
morphine, cocaine, worry and abuse of normal 
function have the effect of lowering the physical 
stamina of the individual and favor the develop¬ 
ment of a lower resistance in the offspring to 
the extent that a slight causative factor may be 
sufficient to set aglow neurasthenia of a most 
pronounced type. Aside from the hereditary in¬ 
fluence, if the exciting factor is of sufficient force 
to undermine nerve centers, or induce shock, it 
is quite common to have symptoms develop that 
partake of the nature of the disease under con¬ 
sideration. We have had many such illustrative 
cases during the late war. 

In addition to the causes that favor the devel¬ 
opment of this disease from hereditary influence 
the writer wishes to mention the following that 
act as disturbing forces from an environmental 


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point of view, viz.: worry, sorrow, strong emo¬ 
tional disturbances, poor sanitary surroundings, 
the necessity of having to work longer than health 
will permit in the struggle for existence, expo¬ 
sure, injury, indiscretions in diet, headache, sleep¬ 
lessness, tobacco, alcohol, drugs, highly acid con¬ 
dition of the urine, piles, constipation, auto-intox¬ 
ication, abuse of normal function, infectious and 
contracted diseases, prostatitis, excessive studies, 
frequent examinations and many times the exact¬ 
ing methods pursued by many teachers, all of 
which have a tendency to lower vital function, 
especially in those who are of a nervous tempera¬ 
ment. If to this is added bad association the seed 
is sown that favors destructive effect later on in 
life. To sum up it can be said that neurasthenia 
is a condition in which the nervous system is un¬ 
able to maintain an even balance between the in¬ 
come and the expenditure of nerve force. 

Symptoms.— For the sake of convenience, 
neurasthenia may be divided into four clinical 
varieties as follows: (1) Brain, (2) Spinal, (3) 
Digestive, (4) Sexual. It is at times difficult to 
draw the line where one leaves off and the other 
begins on account of the gradual merging of the 
one into the other. 

This can be further explained by the fact that 
it involves the whole nervous system in general 
and local parts in particular. 

Brain—The principal symptoms coming under 
this heading are depression, “blues,” insomnia, 
poor memory, sensation of fullness in the head, 
decline in mental force and power of control. 
Headache is quite a prominent symptom and 




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partakes of many different varieties. For in¬ 
stance some will complain about a sensation or 
pain on top of the head, a feeling as of a tight band 
around the head, which is aggravated after intel¬ 
lectual labor. Lack of power of concentration is 
another feature which deserves more than pass¬ 
ing notice. Their minds are more or less in a 
state of worriment and there is a constant tend¬ 
ency to revert to a discussion of their sickness. 
They may attempt to read a chapter in some 
book or magazine but before it is half completed 
will take note as to the balance that is left before 
their task is completed. After the work is accom¬ 
plished it is seldom that they can tell anything 
about what they have read. It is difficult for them 
to retain a position for any length of time as 
again there is lack of concentration. Failure in 
life confronts them from every side; they become 
despondent, moody and lack courage, etc. They 
are accused of being lazy, good for nothing and 
are many times buffeted about on the pillars of 
ignorance by the remarks of their associates. 
Sensations of one kind or another are quite com¬ 
mon. Many complain about explosions or dis¬ 
turbing noises in the head, sensitive areas in the 
scalp or perchance some hot or cold spot which 
they are anxious should be given due considera¬ 
tion. Fears of the most grotesque type are very 
frequently noted. Some years ago the writer had 
a lady patient who was afraid to cross the street 
for fear that she would lose herself, as she ex¬ 
pressed it. If, however, she could take hold of 
some one by the hand or carry a cane she was 
all right. Another type came under my observa- 




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tion sometime ago. He was a salesman for a 
dental concern and complained about belching of 
tasteless gas night and day. He was unable to 
sleep and extremely nervous. When riding on a 
street car or train he had an almost irresistible 
desire to jump off and would ask those sitting 
close by to prevent him from performing the act. 
Apparently he was unable to sit quiet and would 
constantly remind the writer of the probability 
of his going insane. Morbid fears of varying 
types are frequently present in these cases. As 
reflex manifestations, eye disturbances are quite 
common. The eyes tire easily, letters blur and 
run together. The cause which produced these 
symptoms is likely to produce as great a dis¬ 
turbance in hearing, smelling, tasting or feeling. 
Sometimes the slightest sound will produce ex¬ 
treme irritation, even to the extent of developing 
an intense rage or buzzing and roaring in the 
head. 

Spinal Variety:—Under this heading the 
principal symptoms are general motor weakness 
and exhaustion. It is difficult for them to stand 
or walk for any length of time on account of the 
burning or creeping feeling along the spine. This 
is accentuated by pain in the small of the back 
as well as the back of the head or end of the spine, 
while a general feeling of tiredness seems to dom¬ 
inate their whole make up. Headache, sleepless¬ 
ness, mental depression, numb sensation in vari¬ 
ous parts of the body, irritable temper, cold hands 
and feet are the principal symptoms present. 

Digestive Variety:—Erratic disturbances in 
the stomach and intestines are truly symbolic of 




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this variety of neurasthenia. Speaking in a gen¬ 
eral way there are a coated tongue, bad breath, 
unhealthy skin and very foul bowel movements, 
even in the event there are daily evacuations. 
Belching, bloating, heaviness, with no special ref¬ 
erence to the meals, fullness of the head, head¬ 
ache, dizziness, palpitation of the heart, neuralgia 
and frequent alternation of constipation and diar¬ 
rhoea are quite common. In some cases the sim¬ 
plest of foods will disagree and will complain 
about pains here, there and everywhere. They 
are, as a rule, of a changeful disposition. 

Sexual:—Usually this type is pale and very 
nervous, easily excited, have much blushing of the 
face or ears on the slightest occasion, trembling 
of the tongue and fingers, as well as an excited 
pulse. Hands are usually cold, clammy and per¬ 
spire on the slightest occasion. The cause in 
such cases is abuse of normal function due to 
chronic prostatitis, cigarette smoking, alcoholic 
stimulants and the worry incidental to supposed 
evil consequences. In other words, a constant in¬ 
spection of themselves with fear in the back¬ 
ground is an ever present condition and must be 
eliminated as quickly as possible. Many times 
they will permit themselves to imagine they have 
some incurable disease and their manhood is for¬ 
ever lost. If, however, the debasing effect is per¬ 
mitted to go on they lose self-respect and their 
mind becomes absorbed in the low and the per¬ 
verted. 

Treatment 

There is probably no diseased state in which it 
is so imperative that individual attention be given 




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as to cases of neurasthenia. There are no two 
cases in which the causative elements are iden¬ 
tically the same. The variations in the disturb¬ 
ance of mental phenomena are exceedingly numer¬ 
ous and must at all times be taken into considera¬ 
tion to get the best result. The successful treat¬ 
ment naturally resolves itself into two parts: 
(1) Treatment on the mental plane and (2) 
Treatment on the physical plane. The inter-rela¬ 
tionship between the two is so interwoven in this 
disease that to treat one and ignore the other is 
to use an old Scotch expression, like treating the 
“wee for the muckle.” In these cases it is ad¬ 
visable at all times to find out as far as possible 
the causative factors in producing the disturb¬ 
ance. A concise idea of them has the effect of 
clearing the path that we must tread in order to 
remove much mental and physical debris. 

In treating this class it is highly important 
that the patients follow the instructions of the 
physician in order to get the best results. As a 
type they are very suspicious, every move made is 
watched and if the reason for same is not quite 
clear, a doubt may arise in the patient's mind 
and react to the great disadvantage of the 
physician. The doctor must be open, frank and 
honest in every way. The patient should keep 
his mind free from evil thoughts, or anything that 
is suggestive of the lewd, or depraved and at the 
same time undergo a process of relaxation of 
mind and body. 

Such diet as milk, fresh vegetables, whole wheat 
bread, cereals, rice, string beans and potatoes, rep¬ 
resent in great part the food value which a ma- 




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101 


jority of neurasthenics can make use of to ad¬ 
vantage. Fresh eggs are of decided value to those 
who can digest them without causing distress. 
It is advisable for them to keep the bowels reg¬ 
ular, drink freely of water and eat food to the ex¬ 
tent that it can be made use of. They should not 
use tea, coffee, wines, fermented liquors, tobacco 
or snuff. Drugs are in the writer’s opinion of 
little value and at best only a makeshift to re¬ 
lieve temporary conditions. Almost every drug 
in the whole category has been given in this con¬ 
dition with very uncertain results. In short, there 
is nothing about drugs that could eradicate the 
various underlying factors in this condition 
Bathing is quite important but it must be adapted 
to suit the individual case. 

The real remedy, that truly represents the in¬ 
dividual is that obtained from the urinary product 
by the Auto-Bio-Chemic method. It represents 
the totality of the diseased elements from the 
original causative factors—hereditary or ac¬ 
quired. There can be no question but that worry, 
fretting, '‘blues,” etc., as well as disturbances on 
the physical plane find their counterpart in the 
urinary product. We thus have the true remedy 
which meets cause on its own plane and elimi¬ 
nates it. 

There are many adjuvants which can be used 
that are of great value and must not at any 
time be cast aside regardless of the importance 
of the treatment given. Assistance from 
many angles is constructive and not destruc¬ 
tive, ever remembering that the nearer we can 
approach the similarity of the diseased condition 




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in nature’s laboratory the quicker will nat¬ 
ural forces dominate the mental and physical 
makeup of the individual. The case of the 
dental salesman already referred to was cured by 
the use of the Auto-Bio-Chemic treatment, regu¬ 
lation of the diet, bathing and suggestions as 
to the care of the body. The other case re¬ 
ferred to, of the lady who w'as afraid to cross 
the street, w^as cured by following out the same 
course. She was treated seven years ago and 
remains well today. 


A person with healthy lungs, heart, 
liver, kidneys, etc., is not conscious 
that he has such organs. 




CHAPTER XIV. 


HEADACHES 

nnHERE is probably nothing more exasperating 
** than the more or less continued presence of 
headache. Depression, despondency, “blues,” are 
frequent accompaniments of this condition. Little 
sympathy is extended to the afflicted, as the ma¬ 
jority of people think that it is but a fleeting con¬ 
dition and does not interfere with their welfare 
to any great extent. 

These headaches are but sign posts warning you 
of disturbances somewhere in the body. The cure 
of this condition is just as important for the wel¬ 
fare of a patient as any disease in the whole cate¬ 
gory. There are many different kinds, of which 
the following may be considered the principal: 
(1) Refractive headache, (2) Syphilitic, (3) Fer¬ 
mentative, (4) Infective, (5) Pelvic, (6) Toxic, 
(7) Nervous, (8) Anaemic, (9) Neurasthenic. 

Refractive headaches are caused by astigma¬ 
tism or disturbances in the governing muscles of 
the eyes. As a result we have the following symp¬ 
toms : letters blur and run together on reading or 
close work, eyes tire easily, pain over the eyes, 
temples or in the back of the head. 

Syphilitic headaches do not as a rule occur be¬ 
fore the third stage of the disease. They com¬ 
plain about dull pain in some part of the head or 
often there is a one-sided ache which is most ag¬ 
gravating and is particularly worse at night after 
going to bed. These patients will frequently deny 


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that they ever contracted syphilis. The use of 
the Auto-Bio-Chemic Treatment, however, brings 
out a rude awakening when the real manifesta¬ 
tions are brought to view. 

Fermentative headaches: In these cases you 
will generally find that there is a sense of fullness. 
This type is most noticed in persons who are much 
addicted to eating starches, sugars and fats. As 
a rule they take little in the w“ay of meats. In 
other words, there is an improper relationship be¬ 
tween the starches and meats, with the result that 
there is an excessive formation of bacteria 
(germs) and fermentation products. In such 
cases regulation of the diet is, generally speaking, 
an all sufficiency to eradicate the trouble. 

Infective headaches: In these cases you will 
generally find that there is a sense of fullness and 
tenderness in or near the bridge of the nose. This 
means that the patient should have free drainage 
from the nasal passage. You will generally find 
these headaches in cases where there is a retained 
pus condition, or some disturbance of the nose, 
throat, ear or tonsils. The pain begins at the root 
of the nose and runs directly to the back of the 
head. It is increased in severity by coughing or 
bending over. 

Pelvic headache: Generally this form is found 
in women who have borne a large number of chil¬ 
dren. The headache manifests itself by pain on 
top of the head with a sensation of a heavy 
weight. 

Toxic headaches: This form of headache is 
usually very severe and comes on suddenly. The 
eyes are sensitive to light and pressure. The pain 




HEADACHES 


1C5 


is one sided and follows along the course of the 
supraorbital nerve. The tongue is coated and 
there is a foul odor to the breath. The urinary 
product in these cases is very toxic and will pro¬ 
duce convulsions if it is injected into a guinea pig. 

Nervous headache: You will find this form 
more particularly in those who are great meat 
eaters, have insufficient exercise and deficient 
elimination. Such patients are irritable, easily 
excited and as a rule have bad tempers. There is 
throbbing, bounding pulse, which seems to extend 
to the brain. 

Ansemic headache: There is a sore and press¬ 
ing pain usually felt on the forehead and region of 
the eyes or on the top of the head. As the name 
indicates, you will find it in those who are suffer¬ 
ing from anaemia. They feel better when lying 
down. 

Neurasthenic headache: This form is also of 
a pressing character, but sometimes there is a 
sensation of a band around the head. It is almost 
invariably worse in the morning and disappears 
during the latter part of the day. 

Headache from constipation is another which 
might be added to the list. In such cases it is 
usually of a throbbing or pulsating nature, made 
worse by sudden movements of the head and af¬ 
fects more particularly the region of the eyes. 

The writer wishes to append the history of a 
couple of cases in which the Auto-Bio-Chemic 
Treatment was given: 

Dr. C. T. D. of Chicago reports the following 
case: 

Miss N. D., age 60, pulse 96, temperature nor- 




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mal, anaemic; had headaches weekly for three 
years. They were so bad that she would have to 
go to bed and would last until 4 A. M., when a 
vomiting spell would occur. After this she was 
greatly relieved but very much exhausted. X-ray 
examination showed nothing as to the diagnosis. 
Blood pressure was very high. She started to im¬ 
prove almost immediately after the first Auto- 
Bio-Chemic Treatment had been given. After 
four treatments the headaches disappeared en¬ 
tirely and there has been no recurrence since— 
now two years. She has gained eight pounds in 
weight and has normal blood pressure and feels 
well in every way. 

Case No. 9936: Robert C., age 37, called on the 
writer in regard to a headache from which he had 
suffered for years. He had been treated in the 
old country by some of the best known physicians 
without getting any relief. The pain was in the 
back part of the head and was so severe that he 
would hit his head against something hard, which 
seemed to give him temporary relief. He was very 
irritable and it was almost impossible to please 
him in any thing, as he felt that nothing could be 
done to cure him. He was treated for two months 
by the Auto-Bio-Chemic Treatment, with the re¬ 
sult that he has not been bothered since—now 
three years ago. 


Aches and pains are Nature’s warning of 
a disturbance in the mechanism of life. 




CHAPTER XV. 


WOMEN’S DISEASES 

T HERE has been considerable written about 
psychic disturbances in men that favor the de¬ 
velopment of “the blues.” As an accessory factor 
many sex abnormalities have also been discussed 
that are to a greater or lesser extent interwoven 
by an evolutionary process as cause and effect or 
as effect and cause corresponding to degenerative 
changes in nerve centers. 

These nervous disturbances are not confined to 
the male sex but we find manifestations of a sim¬ 
ilar nature in the female with this difference that 
the effect produced upon the female is likely to 
have a wider and more devastating result than 
that of a similar nature in men, owing to the more 
delicate anatomical structure. 

The Stoics as founded by Zeno were no more 
inured to pains, aches, trials and tribulations of 
their day than are the women at the present time 
under our modern civilization. It is this modern 
civilization which has transformed natural meth¬ 
ods as far as the treatment of women’s maladies 
is concerned into the artificial of modern times. 
Women of primitive races in South America, Af¬ 
rica and the Indians of the western plains rarely 
if ever suffer with complaints peculiar to their 
sex as others do at the present day. 

The difference lies in the fact that their method 
of living, their dress, their freedom from excite- 


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ment and demands of society are met by the voice 
of nature as expressed by Poe when he said: 

“Love, duty, safety, summon us away; 

’Tis nature’s voice and nature we obey.” 

In other words, nature never intended that men¬ 
struation, parturition and the “change of life” 
should have their counterpart in pain, sickness, 
and ill health. Puberty is the beginning of a new 
life for a girl; she enters into woman’s estate with 
new thoughts, new ambitions and new hopes. 
Many times, however, these are modified by pre¬ 
natal influence, methods of living, as well as the 
ill effects incidental to suppressive treatment in 
diseased conditions. As a result of these disturb¬ 
ing factors menstruation may be irregular, pain¬ 
ful, too scanty or too profuse. Such symptoma¬ 
tology is always a Warning telling that something 
is wrong somewhere in the body and it behooves 
such a patient to have the same attended to if she 
expects to retain her health. The general condi¬ 
tion of the system that made the foregoing symp¬ 
toms a possibility is the same factor that favors 
the development of what is called 

Leucorrhoea 

In the strict acceptance of the word this is not 
a disease but a symptom. It is in a general way an 
expression of the end products of many of the 
variegated abnormalities of the system 1 —mechan¬ 
ical and constitutional. In arriving at the causa¬ 
tive factors which favor the development of leu¬ 
corrhoea or in fact any abnormality of sex func¬ 
tion it is often necessary to go into the history 
of the past or possibly into hereditary defects in 




WOMEN’S DISEASES 


109 


order to bring forth hidden factors of pronounced 
importance. 

To illustrate, suppose a case in which there are 
enlarged lymphatic glands sometimes called tuber¬ 
cular glands. The patient looks pale, anaemic; 
she is nearly always taking colds and has a gen¬ 
eral catarrhal condition of the nose and throat 
and may complain about leucorrhoea Which seems 
to make her feel weak. She seeks medical advice 
and is probably informed that local treatment 
or some injection is needed. In due course of time 
improvement probably takes place, but later on 
notices some trouble with her stomach, menstrual 
flow, headache or disturbances elsewhere in the 
body. She again takes treatment but the same 
cycle is repeated. This is but an illustration of 
suppression for which people have to suffer who 
get in the habit of taking drugs or using local 
treatment. The outlets of the body reflect the 
changes in nature’s laboratory as expressed by 
the leucorrhoea and urinary product, etc., and 
must be taken into consideration before a real cure 
can be established. 

The leucorrhoeal discharge is but nature’s way 
of eliminating the product that would otherwise 
produce a toxaemia—a poisoning of mind and 
body. There is little wonder, therefore, that when 
some astringent antiseptic wash or injection is 
used there is retention of waste products, dis¬ 
turbance in other parts of the body, painful men¬ 
struation, congestion of the uterus, tubes and 
ovaries. The length of time between the sup¬ 
posed cure by the suppressive methods and the 
development of new symptoms in other parts or 




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in the same location depends upon the original 
vitality of the patient. Sooner or later truth will 
out and the patient has to suffer for the sin of 
suppressive treatment. As other causative fact¬ 
ors in the production of leucorrhea m&y be men¬ 
tioned worry, low vitality, unnatural habits of 
living, violation of natural laws, auto-intoxication, 
abortions, growths, tumors, flexions, cancer, syph- 
syphilis, gonorrhoea. 

Symptoms 

The symptoms are many and varied, depending 
upon the factors which made the condition a pos¬ 
sibility. Among the many may be mentioned pain 
in the back, headache, tired feeling, circles under 
the eyes, loss of strength, aggravation at the 
monthly period, bearing down sensation. Very 
frequently in these cases there is poor digestion 
and the nervous system is much disturbed while 
an accompanying impairment of vision is quite 
common. In tubercular states when present the 
discharge is yellowish or of a creamy color with 
a slight odor. There is great exhaustion as well 
as a general anaemia. 

Variations in color or irritating qualities will 
depend upon the general systemic condition, 
which in turn may be aggravated by tumors, 
cysts, inflammatory processes, etc. 

Specific Urethritis (Gonorrhoea) in Women 

There is probably no disease in which such far 
reaching possibilities may attain as in that of 
specific urethritis in women. On account of its 
importance the writer has thought it advisable to 
give the subject more than passing notice and en¬ 
deavor to unfold some if its hidden mysteries. 




WOMEN’S DISEASES 


111 


The symptoms as usually presented do not reveal 
so many acute symptoms as that of the same dis¬ 
ease in the male and as a result such uncured 
cases may act as the cause of a systemic infection 
carrying in its path many destructive influences, 
the outcome of which is often measured on the 
operating table. If to this disease is added the 
result from infections due to instrumentation, 
abortion, miscarriage (artificially produced), a 
great array of diseased processes present them¬ 
selves for which operative procedure is frequently 
recommended. It has been claimed that 75 to 85% 
of pelvic operations in women are due directly or 
indirectly to these causes. It is well to remind 
the reader, however, that in the great majority 
of these cases operations are entirely unnecessary 
and uncalled for. They have the effect of sup¬ 
pressing for the time being but seldom cure. 
Don’t forget that cause lies down deeper than 
scalpel can eradicate. 

Such diseased conditions as inflammation of the 
uterus, ovaries, pus tubes, pelvic peritonitis and 
menstrual irregularities are frequently a result 
of a sceondary process of infection from specific 
urethritis. The severity of the diseases depends 
to a great extent on the degree of virulence of the 
exciting factor. The infection may occur at any 
stage. It is quite common for a wife to complain 
of a slight leucorrhoea after marriage or of a tired 
all gone feeling that is many times caused by an 
uncured remnant of a specific urethritis on the 
part of her husband. The outcome of this on 
the wife may be confined to symptoms in gen¬ 
eral or nervous breakdown, kidney disease, auto- 




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intoxication, or of a more specific nature such as 
tumors, growth, etc. This is particularly true if 
the symptoms have been suppressed by local in¬ 
jections. 

When the discharge has been dried up by the 
injection method either in the male or female it 
is dangerous to bring forth children until all the 
remnants of the disease have been removed as 
they are likely to show manifestations of the dis¬ 
ease in question. 

Kindly bear in mind that this disease is never 
a local one but may cause trouble in any part of 
the body, especially when an original discharge 
has been suppressed by injection. Stomach, kid¬ 
ney, bladder, nose and throat symptoms are quite 
frequent, v/hile nervousness and hysterical condi¬ 
tions are often present. 

The symptoms depend upon the stage of the in¬ 
fection but usually there is considerable leucor- 
rhoeal discharge of an irritating nature w T ith con¬ 
siderable local itching and a musty odor. There 
are frequently a mottled appearance of the skin 
and more or less pimples. 

In the meantime let us not forget that infec¬ 
tion of a pronounced character may result from 
the use of instruments in trying to overcome nat¬ 
ural phenomena and is frequently the cause of 
much sickness and bad health even to the point 
where she may become an invalid for life. 

Treatment 

The treatment for these conditions is essen¬ 
tially the same as for the other diseases already 
referred to. Advice as to diet, bathing, general 
health condition can best be told by the condition 




WOMEN’S DISEASES 


113 


of the patient. Above all things stand out two 
very important factors in the successful treat¬ 
ment of this disease, which are free drainage and 
cleanliness. 

Painful Periods 

Are a very common state of affairs in woman’s 
existence, the cause for which many times goes 
back to constitutional defects and abnormalities. 
Aside from this it is often due to flexions of the 
uterus, tumors, etc. Improper wearing apparel is 
frequently a causative factor of no small import¬ 
ance in favoring a localized congestion of the parts 
which in the course of time, if not corrected, is 
likely to become chronic in nature and produce its 
corresponding symptomatology. 

The symptoms vary to a great extent depend¬ 
ing on the causative factor in its production. 
Among the principal may be mentioned sharp 
lancinating pains at the time of her period. Along 
with this there are generally: nervousness, irrita¬ 
bility, congestion, constipation and a feeling of 
tiredness. It is impossible to dissociate the con¬ 
dition from the rest of the body as is done so fre¬ 
quently by many physicians judging by the 
method usually followed in the way of local treat¬ 
ment or a drugging process. In the time be¬ 
tween periods local treatment is frequently used 
or a possible recommendation that operative pro¬ 
cedure be instituted. If the cause is of constitu¬ 
tional origin it is difficult to conceive of anything 
of a cutting nature being of any value, as it could 
not remove cause. If, however, there are growths, 
flexions, etc., or mechanical obstructions, then 
there is some excuse. The one great essential to- 




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ward the successful treatment of this disease is 
to differentiate between a constitutional defect 
and that of mechanical obstruction. Treatment 
in one case is entirely different from that of the 
other. When acute symptoms are present it is 
good practice to make application of cloths wrung 
out of hot water as hot as can be borne. At the 
same time it is Well for the patient to relax as 
much as possible—mentally and physically. 

Treatment 

The Auto-Bio-Chemic Treatment has done more 
in overcoming this disease than all other methods 
combined. It has the effect of equalizing the 
the nerve forces of the body and bringing about 
a balance in the mental and physical sides of 
life. 

Hysteria 

Hysteria is a disease in which there is lack of 
control over emotions and acts. There is lack of 
coordination between the sensory or voluntary 
nervous system and the sympathetic whereby 
there is a disturbance of sensation and motor con¬ 
trol of the body. It is a mild and temporary form 
of insanity, in which for the time being the mental 
side of life has gone on a rampage, while the 
physical still exists in the body. Truly it can be 
said that this is a disease of ideas; a disease of 
imagination and an exaggeration of all sensory 
impressions. It is a very common and generally 
appears anywhere between the ages of 12 and 30. 

Heredity plays a large part as a causative fac¬ 
tor and can frequently be traced back to a long 
line of ancestors of a nervous type corresponding 
to symptoms in kind. Many are the causes which 




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115 


stir up a latent hysterical condition and bring to 
view a long list of symptoms that may simulate 
most any disease in the whole category. 

The pages of symptoms that might be pre¬ 
sented in cases of hysteria are caused by a dis¬ 
turbance in the relationship between the cerebro¬ 
spinal nervous system and that of the sympa¬ 
thetic. Between these two you have a wide chasm 
that embodies all the acts, emotions and symp¬ 
toms which is possible for a mortal being to 
possess. 

If we wish to speak about brain cells as being 
of more or less related entities in which there 
is co-ordination of the respective grouping of 
these thinking units, we have what is ordinarily 
called the psychic complex. If on the other hand 
there is a disturbance in this complex we have 
corresponding dissociation of personality. The 
conscious self is thus deprived of the directing in¬ 
fluence of the separated entities, with the result 
that the inconsistencies of the mental and the 
physical side of life meander from the sublime 
to the ridiculous. There is lack of harmony of 
action between different portions of the organism 
preventing the coordination of function. Where 
we find heat of the body and should anticipate 
such a condition of the nervous system as would 
make cool air agreeable the contrary condition ob¬ 
tains; where we should from the existing fever 
expect thirst we find none, and vice versa. The 
great sensivitiveness of the skin instead of being 
aggravated by contact and by pressure is relieved 
of it—a disease of opposites. 




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Cause 

Fright is a very common cause for this malady. 
The patient may have forgotten about the inci¬ 
dent, but an added something at the present time 
may have been an all sufficiency when added to 
previous experiences to set aglow a bona fide case 
of hysteria. Again, something may have caused 
a great depression in the mother before the child 
was born which in turn reacted on the child to the 
extent that a deviation from the usual in youth 
finds its counterpart in manifestations of this dis¬ 
ease. 

Intoxication of one kind and another are often 
causative factors, especially when superimposed 
on a patient who has a neurotic disposition. Ty¬ 
phoid fever, “Flu,” Syphilis, Specific Urethritis, 
Morphine, Cocaine, Tobacco, Mercury, may be con¬ 
sidered among the more important. Add to any 
of the foregoing grief, worry, religious excite¬ 
ment, you then have a list that is fairly represen¬ 
tative though by no means does it exhaust the 
cause in every case. 

It might be interesting to give the reader a few 
symptoms of hysteria as expressed by the differ¬ 
ent organs of the body. 

Mind:—Full of grief; very sensitive; involun¬ 
tary sighing, with forgetfulness in certain things 
but good memory in others; emptiness in the 
pit of the stomach; secretive, self-important, 
peevish, excitable, romantic, disappointed affec¬ 
tion with silent grief, alternate laughing and cry¬ 
ing without any apparent cause, anxiety, mental 
fatigue, partial or complete loss of will power. 

Head:—Sensation of weight or twitching in 




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the back of the head; nervous headache when the 
eyes are involved or when the nervous system has 
given way to anxiety, grief or mental work and is 
usually aggravated by noise and light. 

Eyes:—Weakness and tiredness of the eyes, 
dimness of vision, much light aggravates. 

Mouth and Throat:—Mouth constantly tastes 
sour, sensation in the throat as if there were a 
plug sticking there; numbness of the tongue, bad 
taste more when not swallowing than when swal¬ 
lowing or the feeling of a lump that cannot be 
swallowed. 

Stomach and Intestinal Tract:—Feeling of 
emptiness or goneness in the stomach not re¬ 
lieved by eating, excessive gas, periodical attacks 
of cramps of the stomach, coming on after eat¬ 
ing or at night. They are usually looking for 
sympathy. Vomiting is another of the acts per¬ 
formed for which there is no apparent reason. 

Urine:—-Pale, profuse and quite frequent. 

Sexual Organs:—Too frequent and too pro¬ 
fuse menstruation, uterine cramps with 
“stitches.” 

Fever:—During the chill, thirsty; seeks exter¬ 
nal warmth during the fever: no thirst; external 
warmth very pleasant. 

Extremities:—Cold hands and feet; numbness 
of the feet, legs and sometimes the lower limbs; 
sudden spasmodic action of a muscle; spasms, es¬ 
pecially when falling asleep. 

Aggravation:—The symptoms are aggravated 
by contact, motion, open air and from artificial 
warmth, anger fright, anxiety, silent grief, coffee, 
tobacco. 




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Amelioration:—From warmth, changing posi¬ 
tion when lying on the back and from hard pres¬ 
sure. 

It has already been intimated that individuals 
suffering from this malady may simulate most 
any disease of which the following may be taken 
as samples. Explosive attacks on their part are 
usually not preceded by anything which should 
ordinarily produce any particular disturbance. 
They seem to be much like the periodical drinker 
—an accumulated toxaemia of mind and body up 
to a certain point and then the explosion. Many 
an operation for gallstones and kidney calculi have 
been performed in which the symptoms presented 
gave an impression of a true disease. If thor¬ 
ough examinations had been made there would 
have been no occasion for such blunders. 

Pains in different parts of the body out of all 
proportion to the gravity of the case. In other 
words the “making of a mountain out of a mole 
hill” is a very common symptom. Stimulating ap¬ 
pendicitis, neuralgia, heart lesions, tumors, con¬ 
vulsions, muscular paralysis, hysterical palsies 
are frequently on the list of those who seek noto¬ 
riety or sympathy of friends or neighbors. 

An hysterical attack generally ends by sighing, 
laughing, crying, yawning, and a sense of ex¬ 
haustion. During the attack it will be noted that 
the surface and face are normal, the pupils not di¬ 
lated, pulse normal, temperature normal, absense 
of foaming at the mouth and wounding of the 
tongue. 

Treatment 

There is not much to be gained by treatment 




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during the attack except to use your best endeavor 
in order to have them undergo a process of relaxa¬ 
tion. Elixir of the Valerianate of Ammonia or 
Aromatic Spirits of Ammonia are frequently 
given but at best they are temporary makeshifts. 
Moral and hygienic measures are of first impor¬ 
tance. Unfold where possible all factors in which 
worry, fright, “blues,” love affairs, family trou¬ 
bles are a possibility in the case. 

Fresh air, sunshine, exercise, moderation in eat¬ 
ing and the diversion of the mind to channels in 
which the patient is interested in the work is of 
paramount importance. Elimination of the tox¬ 
aemia on the mental and physical side of life is 
of decided value and can be best accomplished by 
the use of the Auto-Bio-Chemic method. The 
cause of disease is contained in the result of dis¬ 
ease. Give the strength of the remedy that goes 
back to cause and you cure the disease. 

The Change of Life 

The fear of the words “change of life” is a bug¬ 
bear to many women. They seem to think that 
it is a time to be dreaded, a time in which the 
beautiful in life must be changed into that of 
doubtful hope. 

The inference from the above remarks would 
lead one to think that such is not necessarily the 
natural sequence of events in woman’s estate. 
The writer says that it is not. To those who have 
lived along natural lines or whose ancestors have 
left no liability to mar the personal equation we 
can truthfully say that the change of life presents 
little to worry about. On the other hand, when 
suppression has been a factor in treating a diseased 




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condition we must expect that when the last act 
in the physiological drama of woman's sexual life 
is at hand nature will demand her toll to the last 
farthing. 

In addition to the above disturbing factor, 
methods of living, eating, drinking, breathing, 
dress, as well as the whims and frivolities of social 
functions might be mentioned. In fact every¬ 
thing that lowers vital resistance, or disturbs 
mental equilibrium are factors of greater or lesser 
import. When we take into consideration that 
the regular monthly period is nature’s way of 
eliminating a lot of morbid material it is easy to 
understand that if there is a disturbance inciden¬ 
tal to the changed state it will revert to the other 
organs of elimination. If these in turn are in a 
normal condition there will be little to disturb the 
mental or physical side of life, with the result 
that her troubles will be practically nil. On the 
other hand, if there is a diseased phenomena or 
the organs of the body are loaded up with waste 
debris the result will be entirely different. The 
disorders incident to this period have their origin 
in one of three conditions and may be classed as 
anaemic, neurotic and plethoric. It is from these 
that you have the manifestations all the way from 
flushing and general weakness to disturbed men¬ 
tal conditions. 

It is quite common to note that some diseases 
which dominated at puberty now become mani¬ 
fest, as for instance certain skin and bowel con¬ 
ditions. Following the “change of life” you will 
frequently notice that chronic headache, sleep¬ 
lessness, deafness, paralysis, insanity or perhaps 




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cancer become a part of their existence. The 
conditions, however, depend to a great extent on 
the variations of life's processes both on the men¬ 
tal and physical plane. 

Cases 

Case No. 9760—Mrs. H. E., housewife, 29 years 
of age, complained about constipation, belching of 
gas, nervousness. Five years before calling on 
the writer she had been operated on for a tumor 
of the left ovary and appendicitis. Since that 
time she had been very much troubled with leu- 
corrhoea, pains in the back, nervousness, indi¬ 
gestion and periods of depression just prior to 
menstruation. The discharge was especially ag¬ 
gravated when the bowels were constipated. On 
account of her trouble she was unable to attend 
to her work as she had no strength and was all in. 

Treatment consisted in making distillation of 
the urinary product by the Auto-Bio-Chemic proc¬ 
ess. The effect produced was very salutary. The 
systemic condition improved almost from the be¬ 
ginning while the discharge lessened gradually un¬ 
til at the end of ten weeks she was completely re¬ 
stored. 

Case No. 10740—Mrs. F. R., age, 38, housewife, 
complained about backache, bearing down sensa¬ 
tion and an intense pain at her monthly period. 
She was very nervous, excitable and frequently 
had hysterical attacks at each period. She had 
used much medicine which gave her relief for the 
time being, but nothing of a curative nature. The 
same method of treatment was followed out as in 
previous case with the result that after three 
months all the subjective and objective symptoms 




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disappeared, and has so continued up to the pres¬ 
ent time. 

Case No. 9697—Mrs. H. C., age 27, housewife, 
called on the writer in regard to pimples and 
blotches on the face, obstinate constipation, flut¬ 
tering of the heart and dizzy spells. She stated 
that she was suffering from irregular, painful 
menstruation, scanty flow, and was very nervous 
and irritable. The same method of treatment was 
given as in the others. The first effect of the 
treatment was to give her a severe pain in the 
right ovary. Shortly after this she noticed con¬ 
siderable discharge, yellowish in color and having 
a foul ordor. On examination of the product it 
was found to be a case of suppressed urethritis 
and she was so informed on her next visit. Hav¬ 
ing demonstrated to her the truth of my state¬ 
ment she confessed but said that she had been 
cured by using a local injection given to her by 
the family physician. All the symptoms pre¬ 
sented in the case, even to the constipation cleared 
up in two months by no other treatment than that 
already outlined—such is suppression. 


Woman’s influence in the past, multiplied 
by the present and extended into the 
future gives a wonderful potentiality for 
the benefit of generations still unborn. 




CHAPTER XVI. 


DIET 

S OMETIME ago the writer had occasion to go to 
one of Chicago’s large medical book stores and 
ask to see some of the latest works on diet. 

There were all sizes, shapes and forms shown. 
One author recommended a mixed diet as being 
the most rational; another claimed that a meat 
diet was the only method whereby people could 
live long and be happy. Another said that un¬ 
fried, uncooked foods were the ideal; while the 
last author said that milk was the only natural 
diet and should be used to the exclusion of every 
other food product, especially in diseased condi¬ 
tions. 

Such was poor encouragement for one who was 
a seeker after truth, so the writer came to the 
conclusion that the best thing to do was to rec¬ 
ommend that which he found by experience to be 
the best for the patient’s welfare, irrespective of 
whether the food came from beneath the earth, 
on the earth or above the earth. There are many 
faddists in the eating line and a goodly number 
go to the extreme in one way or other. Many 
times there is much of value in their ideas, but 
when these ideas merge to an obsession it is time 
“to balance the wheel of logic and common sense.” 
Vegetable Diet 

Nature never intended that man should be ex¬ 
clusively vegeterian. We have neither the teeth 
of herbivorous nor carnivorous animals, but more 


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of the nature of the omnivorous, such as dogs and 
pigs. The length of our intestines is further proof 
that we were never intended to be numbered with 
herbivorous animals. There is considerable con¬ 
flict of opinion between the advocates of exclusive 
vegeterianism and those who advocate a diet of 
meat and vegetables, or in other words, a mixed 
diet. You will be able to obtain very strong argu¬ 
ments on either side as to their respective value. 

Every physician has seen cases in which an ex¬ 
cess of proteids was much in evidence and others 
where the ultra-enthusiastic vegetarian was suf¬ 
fering from lack of energy, inanition, anaemia, 
etc.—all as a result of their preconceived ideas 
about what is proper from a dietetic point of view. 
His mental poise, however, is not so easily dis¬ 
turbed, the mind is clearer and his power of con¬ 
centration is greatly accentuated, nor is he given 
over to such mental explosions as we so frequently 
find in those who are addicted to excessive use of 
meats. His feats of endurance are many times 
truly remarkable; for instance the coolies of 
Japan will do an immense amount of arduous 
work on a small amount of rice per day and feel 
perfectly satisfied. The vegetarian is not ad¬ 
dicted to many of the diseases which we so fre¬ 
quently find in those whose main subsistence de¬ 
pends upon the use of meats, eggs, etc. For in¬ 
stance it is seldom you will find hardening of the 
arteries, cancers, malignant growths, stomach 
and intestinal trouble in those who make use of a 
vegetable diet. 

It is at this point that we must use judgment. 
Is he getting enough of the albuminous element 




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and carbohydrates in order to keep up the vital 
forces of the body? If he depends exclusively 
upon vegetables he must eat an enormous quan¬ 
tity in order to get the requisite amount of albu¬ 
min. In so doing he is liable to be upset by a fer¬ 
mentation process affecting the internal viscera. 
This has the effect of creating a desire for salt 
out of proportion to normal requirements and pro¬ 
duces a disturbance of kidney function by acting 
as an irritant. If, however, the patient will con¬ 
fine his diet to a mixture of raw fruit and vege¬ 
tables with a moderate amount of starches and 
meats his desire for salt will be minimized to a 
great extent by the presence of alkaline bases 
contained in the raw product. 

Prof. Atwater says, however, that in a purely 
vegetable diet up to 28.26 per cent of the nitro¬ 
genous substances of the food are eliminated un¬ 
used. When a moderate amount of animal food 
is added, assimilation is considerably improved, 
only 11.59 per cent being lost. With a plentiful 
amount of animal food only 8.8 per cent is lost. 
It is, therefore, easy to understand that if the pa¬ 
tient does not get sufficient nitrogen equilibrium, 
that cell disintegration, inanition, anaemia, will 
be the result. 

It is a well established fact that in cases of 
malnutrition the liver loses its power of destroy¬ 
ing germ life to a great extent. Under such cir¬ 
cumstances the disturbance must have a far 
reaching effect in lowering vital resistance. 

If the protein element of cell metabolism is 
kept at normal and vfe use a vegetable diet, not 
to the danger point, there will be less work placed 




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on the kidneys and liver, which, particularly in 
diseases of these organs, is of great importance. 

The cellulose of the vegetables acts by favoring 
the downward action of the food element con¬ 
tained in the intestines and thus assists very ma¬ 
terially in relieving constipation. Vegetable diet 
is mineralized to a great extent, particularly so in 
green vegetables which you will frequently find 
to contain five to ten times the amount contained 
in meats. Mineral salts are absolutely essential 
in order to have perfect health. 

In a vegetable diet you have principally car¬ 
bonic acid and water as a result of the disintegra¬ 
tion process, which under normal conditions is 
mostly exhaled through the respiratory appa¬ 
ratus. The blood in passing through the lungs 
parts with carbonic acid more readily than the 
oxygen. If, however, there is defective oxidation 
leading to impairment in lung function with the 
accumulation of this acid you will have as a re¬ 
sult physical and mental depression. The ac¬ 
cumulation of gas checks the processes upon 
which digestion and the various changes 
of the body are dependent. The result of such in¬ 
terference with life’s forces shows itself in loss of 
appetite, loss of weight, loss of strength and a 
general anaemic condition. In other cases again, 
you will notice that when some people get to be 
about 40 they grow fat; there is incomplete com¬ 
bustion and a deposit of fat in different parts of 
the body that can be overcome by deep breathing, 
exercise and change of diet. 

In vegetable products such as beans, peas, len¬ 
tils, there is a large per cent of albumin. For in- 




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stance peas contain in their natural state 23 per 
cent, while lean beef has barely 21 per cent, and 
fat beef only 17 per cent. It is important to re¬ 
member, however, that 28 per cent of vegetable 
protein is not absorbed, whereas nearly all the 
whole albumin content of lean meat is utilized. 
The combination with starches as carbohydrates 
makes them hard to assimilate and a great de¬ 
mand is put upon the stomach and intestinal secre¬ 
tions. As a result considerable stomach and in¬ 
testinal irritation with flatus is quite frequent. 

In protein disintegration, whether of vegetable 
or animal origin, you will find uric acid, sulphuric, 
phosphoric and oxalic acid. In either case it is 
important that alkaline cell salts be present in 
sufficient quantity to neutralize the acidity. A diet 
in which acid forming products become excessive 
results in an abstraction of alkali from the blood 
and tissues or an increase in ammonia formation, 
unless there is an all sufficiency of the alkaline 
salts to neutralize them. Perhaps there is no cell 
salt of greater importance in our body for this 
purpose than that of phosphate of calcium (lime), 
a discussion on which will be given later. 

Tissue Cell Salts 

There are at least twelve tissue cell salts in the 
body, all of which play an important role in the 
drama of life. Their existence is absolutely nec¬ 
essary in order that health be maintained and a 
correct balance established between the income 
and expenditure of nerve force. A disturbance 
of the action and interaction of these various 
cell salts is always present in diseased conditions, 




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regardless of whether they are acute or chronic 
in nature. 

Variations in the amount of waste products ex¬ 
creted daily depends on the state of health of the 
individual, but under normal conditions the fol¬ 
lowing may be taken as an average: salt 240 
grains; phosphate 60 gains; sulphates 70 grains; 
carbonate of lime 7 to 8 grains; magnesium 1/30 
grain; potassium 1/15 grain; iron 1/7 grain. 
These amounts vary very materially. There may 
be a preponderance of one and a diminution of 
others that may be kept up by defective food 
products which do not contain the necessary ele¬ 
ments that the system requires. Again, forces 
acting from without as well as forces originating 
from within may act in causing a disturbance in 
the balance of the cell salts to the extent that dis¬ 
ease is the sequel. In this relation, however, it 
is highly important that proper rationing be given 
in order to assist in overcoming the disease proc¬ 
ess. In many cases it is impossible to cure the 
disease, regardless of the method used, unless 
proper diet is instituted. 

In order that the reader may get an idea as to 
what diet should be followed out under certain 
systemic conditions the writer proposes to dis¬ 
cuss disturbances of one of the cell salts of the 
body as manifested by the symptoms presented 
and a corresponding diet that should be given in 
order to assist nature in a readjustment of the 
abnormal condition. To that end the writer wishes 
to bring to your attention, the cell salt, Phosphate 
of Calcium already referred to. 




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Calcium Phosphate 

It is one of the necessary cell salts of the body 
without which life itself would become non-ex¬ 
istent. It is said that 85% of the mineral matter 
of the bone or at least 75% of the entire ash of 
the body consists of phosphate of calcium, while 
99% of the calcium in the body belongs to the 
bones, the remainder existing partly in combina¬ 
tion with the proteins of the various tissues and 
partly as soluble salts in the blood and other fluids. 
Should there be a deficiency in the lime salts, 
heart contractions are weakened and as a conse¬ 
quence it is quite common to have sharp cutting 
pains, palpitation of the heart, restricted breath¬ 
ing and a feeling of great anxiety. 

The general symptoms incidental to a disturb¬ 
ance in the lime salts of the body are shown by 
many symptoms, of which the following are a few 
of the many: impaired memory, worry, fretting, 
“blues,” disappointment. Teeth develop slowly; 
there may be a tendency to rickets and a very con¬ 
siderable amount of sweating without apparent 
cause. The patient is pale, weak, anaemic, ner¬ 
vous. A slight cut or scratch is likely to bleed 
profusely, owing to defective alkalinity of the 
blood. There is through and through a lack of 
nutrition and were you to go from one part of the 
body to the other you would notice a deviation 
from the normal in every way. There is a gen¬ 
eral tiredness and colds are frequent, while a gen¬ 
eral acidaemia and auto-intoxication are accom¬ 
panying factors. 

Having discussed the diseased conditions that 
require food elements containing an abundance of 




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calcium salts, it seems but appropriate that some¬ 
thing should be said about the dominating factor 
of meats as one of the products that favor a re¬ 
duction in the normal alkalinity of the blood lead¬ 
ing to acidsemia. 

Meats 

Meat comes under the heading of what is called 
proteins and in order to understand the signifi¬ 
cance of this it is advisable to give some idea as 
to the meaning. Proteins are nitrogenous sub¬ 
stances consisting of nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, 
carbon, sulphur and phosphorus, which may with 
convenience be divided into three classes, viz., 
albuminoids, gelatinoids and extractives. 

The albuminoids include the white of egg, lean 
of meat, gluten of wheat and the casein of milk. 
Extractives are indispensable; life cannot be main¬ 
tained without them. They build up new tissues 
during the period of growth; they repair the 
waste of tissue in adult life and by virtue of the 
carbon and hydrogen they contain, also contribute 
to the heat and energy of the body. Gelatinoids 
are really albumin savers of which gelatin is a 
familiar example of this class. 

Extractives furnish scarcely any strength to 
the body and are very hard to eliminate, being 
potent producers of uric acid; they serve only as 
stimulants and appetiers. 

The function of protein is to repair and build 
the tissues and should not be taken in excess of 
the necessary amount needed for this purpose. 
Meats, especially beef, are very high in nitrogen¬ 
ous elements and stimulate stomach, liver, intes- 




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tinal tract and in fact the whole body. This effect 
does not last long and is soon followed by a de¬ 
pressing influence that calls for more of the meat 
element to satisfy the personal desire. The effect 
on the process of nutrition in general may be 
summed up in a few words: it excites, acidifies 
and intoxicates. 

Meat leaves but little residue in the process of 
digestion and thus favors the formation of con¬ 
stipation with its accompanying evils. Meat acid¬ 
ifies because its ash is acid; it outweighs the alka¬ 
line element and there is never complete combus¬ 
tion. If the metabolic forces of the body are be¬ 
low normal it is easy to understand that the end 
products such as uric acid bodies are retained and 
act as a source of irritation not only to the kidney 
function but on every organ of the body. If to 
the foregoing are added putrefactive changes inci¬ 
dental to the development of bacteria an added 
disturbing effect is produced, the combined result 
of which acts as a causative factor in the produc¬ 
tion of many diseases to which the human flesh is 
heir, such as impairment of nutrition, diminished 
cell activity (leading to excessive acid), putrefac¬ 
tive changes in the intestines, hardening of the 
arteries, nervousness, kidney and liver disturb¬ 
ances, etc. 

Regardless as to whether a person has normal 
health or not, an excess of meat gradually affects 
the intestinal bacteria present by intensifying 
their virulence, the ultimate effect of which de¬ 
pends upon the resisting power of the individual. 
Under such circumstances there is a reduction in 
the normal alkaline bases such as lime, potassium, 




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sodium, magnesium, in the circulating medium. 
A relative intensity of the acidulous element has 
the effect of depleting the reserve alkaline bases 
unless compensation takes place by the use of suf¬ 
ficient vegetables. 

Physical work has a tendency to favor the elimi¬ 
nation of waste material, including the toxins of 
meat, eggs, etc., and therefore it is quite possible 
to eat a relatively larger quantity of protein ma¬ 
terial than would otherwise be consistent with 
health. 

Bacteria 

In all the change and interchange during the 
process of digestion there are always present bac¬ 
teria of one kind or another. Some are harmless 
in nature, while with others their presence is al¬ 
ways found in certain diseased conditions. 

In a child a few hours old the intestines contain 
bacteria that produce harmless acids—the ordi¬ 
nary acids of sour milk. These might be called, 
according to Kellogg, sugar loving bacteria. 
Again, there are other forms that thrive best on 
proteid substances such as meats, eggs, etc., and 
give rise to putrefactive changes, foul odors in 
the intestinal tract. It is between these extremes 
from a bacteriological point of view that corre¬ 
sponds to the chemical change in the cell salts 
ranging all the way from a simple acidity to the 
most inveterate form of intestinal toxaemia. 

For instance in an acid condition of the stomach 
and intestines there are belching, bloating, heavi¬ 
ness after meals due in many cases to excessive 
eating of starches, sugars, candies, (carbohy¬ 
drates) . In such cases there is present in the in- 




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133 


testines an excessive quantity of these sugar lov¬ 
ing bacteria which make possible this acid condi¬ 
tion, which in turn corresponds to a diminution 
of the alkaline cell salts. 

However, up to a certain point these acid form¬ 
ing bacteria counteract the baneful effect of the 
putrefaction of such food elements as butchers' 
meat, which always contain large quantities of 
bacteria. If the quantity of meats and eggs con¬ 
sumed overtaxes the power of digestion and elim¬ 
ination, toxins are formed, constipation is pro¬ 
duced, the outcome of which sooner or later pro¬ 
duces trouble in the liver, kidneys, or in short 
most any organ of the body. The changes thus 
produced mean a disturbance in all the cell salts 
of the body. 

Let us remember that milk, sugar, starches, 
vegetables, undergo fermentation in the disin¬ 
tegration process in the intestines, while meats 
and eggs putrefy. It has been said that the pro¬ 
teins of animal origin are attacked twice as read¬ 
ily by putrefactive organisms as are the proteins 
of vegetable origin, as for instance beans, peas, 
lentils. 

The following table as given by Lorand gives 
the relative amount of lime contained in one hun¬ 
dred grams of dried substance, estimated in milli¬ 
grams of lime, from which the reader can easily 
select the appropriate food when there is a dis¬ 
turbance of this cell salt: 


Cows’ milk . 

___ 1510 

White of egg 

_ 130 

Strawberries 

_483 

Dates 

__ 108 

Figs 

_400 

Potatoes 

100 









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Yolk of eggs_ 380 Prunes -160 

Human milk- 243 Beef- 24 


The body requires 
daily. Each group 
amount of calcium: 


Milk_1.1 pint 

Oranges -8 oz. 

Egg yolks — 3 oz. 

Cheese-2.5 oz. 

Prunes -3 oz. 

Chocolate — 2 oz. 
Beans -7 oz. 


about ten grains of calcium 
foods shown contains this 

oz. 

Oat meal_5.5 oz. 

Almonds_4 oz. 

Peanuts_2 oz. 

Cabbage - 1.2 oz. 

Turnips-4 oz. 


of 


Carrots _-10 


Iron—The body needs 1/7 grain of iron per day. 
Each group of foods shown contains this amount 
of iron. 


Prunes 4 

oz. 

Beef 

_ 4 

oz. 

Egg yolks-3 

oz. 

Almonds 

___ 3 

oz. 

Lettuce 2 

oz. 

Spinach 

_ 7 

oz. 

Oat meal 2.5 

oz. 

Raisins 

_ 1.2 

oz. 

Onions —*-7 

oz. 

Peas 

4 

oz. 

One hundred grams of dried substance contain 
in milligrams of iron as follows: 

Pigs’ blood 

226 

Peas 

.6.2 to 

6.6 

Spinach_S3 to 

39 

Potatoes 


6.4 

Asparagus 

20 

Grapes 


5.6 

Yolk of egg__10 to 

24 

Wheat 


5.5 

Beef 

17 

Barley 


4.5 

Cabbage (green 


Figs 


3.7 

leaves) _ 

17 

Human milk. 

_2.3 to 

3.1 

Apples 

13 

Cows’ milk . 


2.3 

Cherries _ _ 

10 

Rice 

1 to 

2 





































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Proteins—Each of these amounts contains 75 
grams of protein—the daily need of the body: 


Cheese_ 9 oz. 

Eggs _ 1.25 lbs. 

Beans_ 11.7 oz. 

Rolled oats _ 16 oz. 

Bread_ 20 oz. 


Milk_ 2.6 qts. 

Beef_ 13.6 oz. 

Peanut but¬ 
ter _ 9 oz. 

Split peas __ 10.7 oz. 


Fruits 

In fruits there is very little in the way of pro¬ 
teins or fats. Their exquisite flavor and agree¬ 
able effects make them very pleasant articles of 
our dietary. Aside from the water content (over 
90%), the mineral salts render them of special 
value in an acid state of the system resulting from 
an excessive meat or proteid diet. The organic 
acids found in fruits, such as citric, malic, tar¬ 
taric, are not free but combined with alkaline 
bases which, when taken as food, become decom¬ 
posed in the tissue fluids. The acids are set free 
with the result that water and carbon dioxide are 
eliminated. The alkaline bases thus neutralize 
the acid resulting from the end products of pro¬ 
tein degeneration (Kellogg). If such is kept up 
for a length of time a big change is produced in 
the bacteria found in the intestines, which indi¬ 
rectly has a salutary effect on the kidney and liver 
function. 

Nuts 

Per contra to the juicy fruits, nuts represent 
a highly concentrated food. They contain a high 
per cent of carbohydrates, protein nad oil, but 
little in the way of mineral matter, thus making 
them hard to digest. In fact it is necessary to 










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have good teeth, as well as good digestive appa- 
tus in order to assimilate them. If such can be 
done much heat and energy are produced in the 
body, also acting to a certain extent as a tissue 
builder. It has been demonstrated by experi¬ 
ment that it is quite possible to live and enjoy 
fairly good health on a diet composed of nuts and 
fruit. The fruit supplying the necessary mineral 
elements while the nuts supply the most of the 
carbohydrate and protein. If there is any intes¬ 
tinal trouble the eating of many nuts is liable to 
produce considerable amount of gas, due to the 
greater amount of fatty acids than is found in 
food of animal origin. 


“Eat to live and not live to eat.” 

—Ben Franklin 




CHAPTER XVII. 


LIFE PROLONGED 

W ITH the great majority of people there is pro¬ 
bably nothing that thrills the flight of imagi¬ 
nation to such an extent as anything which carries 
in its possibilities the chance to live to a ripe old 
age. This is particularly true in those whose health 
has been perfect and whose every thought, hope 
and ambition in life are measured by the sweet an¬ 
ticipation of a glorious realization, be it in the fin¬ 
ancial or social scale. In such cases you will 
invariably find that they had healthy progenitors 
and the conservation of the mental and physical 
side of life have been weighed by everything 
which represents or makes for a perfectly bal¬ 
anced equation. 

This body of ours is a machine that repairs 
itself. Cells die and others take their place. 
There is a continuous adjustment—a regenera¬ 
tion from the old to the new. If the income and 
expenditure of nerve energy were identically the 
same we would never get old. Dr. Wm. A. Ham¬ 
mond, the eminent neurologist, once said: '‘There 
is no physiological reason why man should die.' 
The fact remains, however, that we do, which 
only gees to show that theory on one hand and 
knowledge on the other are at times widely at 
variance. There is, however, no tangible reason 
why a human being, under perfectly normal con¬ 
ditions as to birth and environment, should not 
live to be 100 years of age. The average age of 


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man at the present time is about 43 years. There 
is, therefore, over half a century lost due to lack 
of application of natural laws and humanitarian 
principles. 

Have you ever heard an individual who was up 
in years say that he knew he could not live much 
longer as he was getting old and found that he 
was “slipping.” 

He is continually suggesting to his subconscious 
make up about his condition. “Pep,” energy and 
vital resistance are fast disappearing into the 
realms of the unknown. He is, figuratively speak¬ 
ing, but waiting for a “whiff of air” to end his 
earthly career. 

Had he lived a pure life free from contracted 
disorders or had them eliminated and not sup¬ 
pressed he could not be in that frame of mind, 
irrespective of age. There is, therefore, an im¬ 
portant thing to keep in mind if an individual 
wishes to live a long and happy life and that is a 
happy and contented frame of mind. Think in a 
constructive sense of the word; think of the beau¬ 
tiful, the noble, the pure. Bad temper when al¬ 
lowed to go on a rampage favors the formation 
of toxins that are destructive. 

It is what we eat and drink whereby we gain 
nourishment and a sense of well being is main¬ 
tained. By chemical tests we are able to tell the 
composition of our body fluids, etc., and arrive at 
conclusions as to the relative excess or deficiency 
of the several constituents. The same applies in 
regard to the necessity of giving certain food and 
food products in order to repair the breakdown of 
tissue. In so doing, however, there are many con- 




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139 


cimitant conditions which must be taken into con¬ 
sideration in order to get the best results. For 
instance it is necessary that sufficient amount of 
oxygen be inhaled in order to oxidize food mate¬ 
rial ; sufficient exercise to favor metabolism; suf¬ 
ficient sleep and rest, to obtain relaxation, etc. 
Always remember that the regulation of diet, 
bathing, drinking, sleep, etc., not only assist in 
curing diseased conditions but favor the prolonga¬ 
tion of life. 

There are two conditions, however, which must 
always be taken into consideration when there is 
a deviation from the normal along the food line: 
(1) A deficiency of certain food elements, (2) Too 
large a quantity whereby assimilation does not 
take place in a normal way. In either case you 
get a disturbance in life's forces which if con¬ 
tinued for any length of time is sure to exert a 
baneful influence on some or all of the internal 
organs of the body, thereby producing gaseous 
formation, putrefactive products, as well as a low¬ 
ering of the powers of resistance. 

Chemical Laboratory 

Our intestines might be designated to a certain 
extent as a chemical laboratory in which are pro¬ 
duced many gases, such as methane, hydrogen, 
sulphuretted hydrogen, etc., as well as many dis¬ 
integration products, including indol and skatol. 
It is with those who eat too much meat, including 
fats, and have insufficient exercise, or whose me¬ 
tabolism is defective, that the above products are 
formed. It is, therefore, vastly important if you 
are going to partake of meats that your general 
health be most excellent, otherwise the bad effects 




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of these products will tell their tale in the stom¬ 
ach, intestines, nervous system or in hardening of 
the arteries. 

Many times, however, individuals think they 
are well when on examination we find that disease 
processes have started. The change from normal 
to abnormal as far as health is concerned is some¬ 
times very fleeting. Therefore, anyone who wishes 
to enjoy a long life should be examined regularly 
at least once a year so as to establish his condi¬ 
tion or to remove any toxic material present. 

The writer is of the opinion that many different 
combinations of food taken at the same time is 
the cause of much more disturbance than is usu¬ 
ally considered. For instance the drinking of milk 
with a meat meal is a poor combination. Meat re¬ 
quires strong gastric juice in order to digest it, 
while milk demands a juice low in acid, otherwise 
it curdles and is much harder to digest. If milk 
is used largely as a form of nourishment it is ad¬ 
visable to combine with fruit and vegetables. The 
milk contains a large per cent of lime salt, while 
the latter contains potash and soda. If meats are 
eaten with peas or beans you get combination 
which represents too strongly the proteid element 
and not enough of the eliminative factors as found 
in fruits. The writer wishes to draw your atten¬ 
tion to salt, pepper, horseradish, mustard, sauces 
and spices. If we have to resort to such condi¬ 
ments and disturb kidney function in order to 
stimulate an appetite the case is pitiable indeed 
and we will have to have a large amount of re¬ 
modeling dnoe in order to be able to use the 




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141 


words of Shakespeare: “As you are old and 
revered you should be wise.” 

Salt when used too freely as a condiment favors 
destructive changes in the body cells, emaciation, 
hang nails, and a state of melancholy. In perfect 
health it is eliminated through the kidneys with¬ 
out any untoward effect, but when they are dis¬ 
eased you then have a condition which favors the 
accumulation in the tissues of fluid charged with 
salt and urea. When there is retention of salt 
with the water to hold it in solution you then 
have a dropsical condition to deal with which can 
be greatly relieved by its partial or total absti¬ 
nence. 

Metchnikoff pointed out some years ago that 
putrefactive organisms and poison forming germs 
growing in the colon are the essential cause of old 
age, at least of premature old age. Therefore the 
necessity of keeping the intestines as free as pos¬ 
sible from decomposing products in order to pro¬ 
long life. Postpone it if you please, but nature 
does the marking and she exacts her price in 
every case. 

Meat 

Meat encourages the formation of bacteria in 
the alimentary canal and furthers putrefaction. 
The effects of its indiscriminate use manifests 
itself in many Ways. Notice the individual who 
is a heavy meat eater, many times possesses an 
irritable temper, a dominating spirit and has a 
self-assertiveness which is quite noticeable. Fre¬ 
quently you will find that he is of a suspicious 
type, and often very vindictive. The stimulating 
effect produced shows itself in the vim mani- 




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fested on getting excited in any particular line 
of work, but becomes exhausted in a compara¬ 
tively short length of time. The writer does not 
look upon the meat as necessarily the causative 
factor in the case, but more to its toxic products. 
Such end products are hard to eliminate unless 
the natural forces of the body are in a state of 
normalcy. Generally you will find in a heavy 
meat eater that the stomach, intestines, liver and 
kidneys are more or less perturbed and have as 
associate conditions, pain, here, there and every¬ 
where, as well as an excess of uric acid and high 
acidity on urinary examination. In addition to 
the above you will find a diminished alkalinity of 
the blood, as well as the saliva. 

To sum up the arguments as far as meat is con¬ 
cerned the writer feels satisfied that he does not 
overstep the bounds of propriety when he says 
be moderate in the use of meat if you expect to 
live to a ripe old age. Never mind the exceptions; 
follow the rule. 


“To live long it is necessary to live 
slowly/’—Cicero. 




CHAPTER XVIII. 


TEA AND COFFEE 

T EA is another of those drugs which is used to a 
great extent as a beverage, not so much in the 
United States as in England and her colonies. The 
main difference between tea and coffee from a 
chemical point of view is in reference to the tannin 
and iron content. 

Green tea contains 16.8% of tannin substances; 
1.7% of theine. Black tea contains 15.2% of tan¬ 
nin substances; 2.3% of theine, while the average 
iron content estimated as iron oxide in either case 
is in the neighborhood of 4.47%. Coffee contains 
1.16% of caffeine; tannic substances 4.65% and 
iron about 0.65%. 

There is little difference in the action of theine 
as the active principle contained in tea than that 
of the caffeine contained in coffee from a physio¬ 
logical point of view. The tannin in the tea, how¬ 
ever, is a big factor and must be reckoned with 
in its action on the stomach and intestinal tract. 
It precipitates the ferment in the gastric juice 
and interferes with normal digestion, both in re¬ 
gard to the protein and carbohydrates. Tea when 
allowed to stand becomes very bitter and a rela¬ 
tively large quantity of tannin is produced. This 
can, to a certain extent, be modified by adding a 
small quantity of bicarbonate of soda to the water 
before steeping the tea. Its primary action is that 
of a stimulant to the stomach, intestinal tract, 
heart and nervous system, as well as the meta- 


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bolism of the body. Its continuous use favors 
very decidedly the development of belching, bloat¬ 
ing, heaviness after meals, irritability, melan¬ 
choly, nervous disturbances, palpitation of the 
heart, sleeplessness and worry. It has been dem¬ 
onstrated by laboratory experiments that tea and 
coffee interfere with the action of saliva on 
starchy material, thus favoring the development 
of indigestion. Its action is especially detrimental 
if taken on an empty stomach and has the effect 
of producing retention of the waste products of 
the body. The effect depends on the quantity 
taken, and the length of time it has been used. 
In addition to the above symptoms it is quite 
common to note that the patient complains of a 
faint, gone feeling and the production of a large 
quantity of flatus many times to the extent that he 
feels that he can scarcely breathe. Oppression in 
the region of the stomach, palpitation, fluttering 
or intermittent pulse, are quite common symp¬ 
toms. The writer has frequently found a jaun¬ 
diced condition in those who are great tea drink¬ 
ers. Every physician’s experience is much the 
same in regard to such drugging procedure. Vary¬ 
ing complaints about the stomach, intestinal and 
functional heart conditions are the usual symp¬ 
toms presented. It is impossible to cure such 
cases in their entirety unless there is a total or 
partial abatement in the beverage used, which, 
many times, the patient is unwilling to forego. In 
such cases it is progressive desire on one side as 
against deferred hope on the other, with the re¬ 
sult that anyone might expect. 

Tea in moderation has its attributes, its good 




TEA AND COFFEE 


145 


qualities, its sustaining powers. To many people 
there is a flavor incidental to the formation of 
volatile oils which develops during the fermenta¬ 
tion process which gives great mental satisfac¬ 
tion, aside from its therapeutic action. It is mod¬ 
eration in connection with your initial asset valu¬ 
ation that makes the use of tea constructive in 
the effect produced and not destructive. 

Treatment 

The successful treatment in those addicted to 
the use of the drug is first that of self-denial. If 
you cannot control desire it is hard for anything 
to be of any value. If, however, you can rise above 
the condition on the mental side of life the Auto- 
Bio-Chemic Treatment will remove the effects 
very rapidly. One of the worst cases of stomach 
trouble the writer ever had occasion to treat was 
caused by the inveterate use of tea, A gradual 
reduction in its use and the employment of the 
treatment referred to above overcame the desire 
and the bad physical effects in six weeks and has 
so remained for years. 

Coffee 

“I can’t get along unless I have my cup of coffee 
in the morning.” Were it thought advisable to 
coin a new word for such a mental state a good 
one would be “imaginitis.” Regardless of that, it 
is an expression that is heard very frequently and 
only goes to show what influence this drug has on 
many individuals. It is interesting to study its 
action in large doses upon this body of ours. 
Through the brain and spinal cord it has seven 
centers of action: 




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(1) Brain—Mentality Stimulated; Obstinate 
Sleeplessness. 

(2) Cord (Posterior Columns)—Sensory Nerve 
Filaments Paralyzed. 

(3) Circulation—Stimulation of Nerves that 
Control Blood Current; Increased Blood Pressure. 

(4) Kidneys—Increased Arterial Blood Pres¬ 
sure; Increase in the Flow of Urine; Urea Dimin¬ 
ished. 

(5) Sexual Organs—Great Excitement. 

(6) Digestive Organs Stimulated, Followed by 
Prostration. 

(7) Breathing Stimulated. 

Coffee on account of the caffein content is a spe¬ 
cial excitant of the nerve and blood supply of the 
brain and produces for the time being acuteness 
of vision, hearing, smelling and tasting. When 
taken in large doses or when continued for con¬ 
siderable length of time, particularly in those of a 
nervous disposition it produces palpitation and 
irregularity of the heart action, oppression of the 
chest, pains in the head, specks before the eyes 
and sleeplessness. 

Its excessive use favors the production of dys¬ 
pepsia, neuralgia, water brash, and many forms 
of stomach disorder. It acts as a powerful res¬ 
piratory stimulant and favors greater intake of 
oxygen and output of carbonic acid gas. 

The primary action of this drug is quite pro¬ 
nounced on the kidney function, increasing the 
flow of urine and removing waste from the 
body. If, however, the kidneys are diseased, elim¬ 
ination is retarded and thus a decided toxic effect 
is produced. Under such circumstances its use 




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should be eliminated and particularly so in those 
cases where there is a tendency to nerve disturb¬ 
ance and high blood pressure. The action of cof¬ 
fee is primarily a decided stimulant throughout 
the body. It prepares for work both mental and 
physical but like the effect of alcohol the stimu¬ 
lating effect adds nothing to the inherent forces 
of the body. The buoyancy of thought and act 
are due to a transitory stimulation to be followed 
by a corresponding reaction. If, however, it is 
taken in moderate quantity by those having a 
stable nervous system its action favors digestion, 
tonicity to the muscular and nervous system and 
acts as a sustaining force under mental and phys¬ 
ical strain. 

It is quite interesting to note some of the con¬ 
ditions under which coffee should not be used or at 
least very sparingly. 

(1) For instance patients who are sensitive, ner¬ 
vous, restless and suffer from sleeplessness and 
those of a strong emotional nature. (2) Con¬ 
gestive headaches, flushing of the face or threat¬ 
ened apoplexy. (3) Nervous dyspepsia with 
general sensitiveness. (4) Kidney disease in its 
various forms and where there is a hardening of 
the arteries. (5) Heart disturbances in which 
there are palpitation, intermittent pulse, irrita¬ 
bility and general systemic excitement. 

Treatment 

There is probably no drug for which so much ar¬ 
gument is brought forward in regard to its use or 
abuse as that of coffee. There are some people 
whose system has become so saturated with its 




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effects and its fancied necessity that to advise 
elimination or modification of its use in certain 
diseased states, is but to invite criticism. Some 
prefer the disease to the cure. Under such cir¬ 
cumstances, if the patient will persist in using the 
drug or has not enough of will power to overcome 
the desire, it is indeed difficult to cure certain dis¬ 
eased states in which its elimination is a necessity. 
The effects of coffee are removed by the use of 
the Auto-Bio-Chemic Treatment, provided hearty 
co-operation is the assistant. It is only a question 
of a short time until desire is eliminated and the 
weakened nerve centers take on new life. In con¬ 
clusion permit the wl*iter to say that there are 
many people on whom coffee seems to have but 
little effect, either on the mental or physical 
side of life. Again it must not be forgotten 
in this as in many disturbing factors in 
life's forces that strong hereditary influence plus 
normal environmental status will do mhch to nul¬ 
lify what would otherwise act as a disturbing ele¬ 
ment. If we will but temper our acts with judg¬ 
ment, coffee may be of value as a sustaining force 
in a thousand and one different ways in life. 


“Allow not Nature more than Nature 
needs.”—Shakespeare. 




CHAPTER XIX. 


TOBACCO 

T HE use of tobacco in some form is such a uni¬ 
versal habit that the writer is of the opinion 
that something more than a few general remarks 
would be quite in keeping with the importance of 
the subject and especially with reference to its 
effects on longevity. Through the cerebro-spinal 
system it has eleven centers of action on: 

(1) Mucous Membrane (Stomach, Small Intes¬ 
tines)—Copious Secretions. 

(2) Stomach—Powerful Emetic; Inflamma¬ 
tion of the Stomach and Neuralgia. 

(3) Intestines (Small)—Spasmodic Contrac¬ 
tions and Catharsis. 

(4) Circulation—Greatly Lowered; Paralysis 
of the Nerves that Control Blood Vessels. 

(5) Heart—Intermittent Heart Action. 

(6) Cerebro-Spinal System—Convulsions from 
Spinal Exhaustion. 

(7) Cord (Anterior)—Paralysis of the Motor 
Nerves. 

(8) Eyes—Blindness; Atrophy of the Retina. 

(9) Sexual Organs — Venereal Desire De¬ 
stroyed; Menses Delayed. 

(10) Lungs—Breathing Lessened; Spasm of 
the Larynx. 

(11) Skin—Copious Perspiration. 

The effects thus produced on the eleven centers 
of action are due to the poisonous elements con¬ 
tained in tobacco smoke, of which the following 


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are the principal: Nicotine, Carbon-Monoxide, 
Sulphuretted Hydrogen, Methylamine, Pyridine 
Bases, Formic Aldehyde and Furfurol. The quan¬ 
tity of these respective ingredients depends on the 
grade of tobacco used. According to the “Ameri¬ 
can Druggist” American Chewing Leaf contains 
.93 per cent of nicotine, Navy Cut 3.64 per cent, 
while Algerian tobacco contains 8.9 per cent. The 
average is probably in the neighborhood of 3 per 
cent. 

Smoking tobacco contains most nicotine, cigars 
less and cigarettes the least. What the cigarettes 
lack in nicotine is made up by the presence of fur- 
foral, which is highly poisonous and acts as an 
irritant to the mucous membrane of the nose and 
throat. Add to this, acrolein, a poisonous ele¬ 
ment contained in cigarette paper and you have 
a combination that has a decided toxic effect on 
all the organs of the body. Among the symptoms 
produced by using tobacco for the first time are 
sickness of the stomach, cold sweats, muscular 
relaxation, staggering gait, dizziness, feeble pulse, 
etc. After a comparatively short length of time 
the individual seems to tolerate the drug and an 
apparent immunity is produced only to manifest 
its real action by disturbances in the respiratory 
tract and indirectly on all the organs and tissues 
of the body. The effect will depend on the quality 
and quantity of tobacco as well as the length of 
time in use. 

Symptoms 

The active principle of tobacco is called nicotine 
and has a powerful effect upon the digestive or¬ 
gans, even small doses produce an abundant in- 




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151 


crease in the flow of saliva, burning sensation of 
the tongue and throat and acts as a powerful 
emetic. By its use the secretions of the intestinal 
mucous membrane are much increased and the 
muscular coat is thrown into severe contractions, 
thus producing a decided cathartic effect. The 
liver, spleen and kidneys under such condition are 
more or less congested and may even present red¬ 
dened patches indicative of having been ulcerated 
areas. 

The smoking or chewing of tobacco has a ten¬ 
dency to destroy the nerves of taste and smell, 
while the effect on the digestion of starchy foods 
is much interfered with by the action on the 
salivary secretions. The irritating effects pro¬ 
duced on the mouth, lips, nose and throat may 
lead to malignant growths, catarrhal conditions, 
dryness of the throat and partial loss of voice. 
Extending downward we find that the results are 
quite decided on the bronchial tubes and lungs, 
producing a chronic, irritating cough. 

Through the delicate covering of the immense 
absorbing surface in the respiratory tract gases 
pass readily into the blood and saturate the tis¬ 
sues more readily than when taken by the stom¬ 
ach. This is especially true in regard to the in¬ 
cessant use of cigarettes. The effect produced has 
an indirect action on the lungs and other parts 
of the body unless the poisons are destroyed by 
the action of the liver. 

Were it not for the function performed by this 
important organ it would be dangerous to use 
tobacco in any form. Under normal conditions 
the liver destroys the toxic products resulting 




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from the digestion of food brought to it through 
the circulation of the blood. Add to this the toxic 
effect resulting from the inveterate use of tobacco 
and abnormal waste products of metabolism, you 
have a condition in which the liver cannot per¬ 
form its function in a normal way for any great 
length of time without showing its effects in some 
form, such as nervousness, dizziness, nausea, tired 
feeling, headache, etc. Occasionally, however, you 
will come across individuals'who have used tobacco 
the greater part of their life and have lived to a 
ripe old age regardless of its usual disturbing 
effect. It only goes to show that, other things be¬ 
ing equal, freedom from hereditary taint is a 
strong dominating factor of great importance in 
prolonging our existence upon this earth, even if 
at times it is marked with a certain amount of 
irregularity. Under all circumstances if individ¬ 
uals must smoke, the best time is after meals 
when normally the liver cells are filled with animal 
starch or glycogen, the presence of which is essen¬ 
tial in order that the toxic material circulating in 
the blood be destroyed. 

Post-mortem examination has shown repeatedly 
the effect of the inveterate use of tobacco on the 
heart and blood vessels and in fact the whole in¬ 
ternal organs. 

Tobacco, even in small quantities, through its 
influence on the nerves which control the blood 
vessels, produces contractions of their muscular 
walls, with a corresponding increase in blood pres¬ 
sure. The resulting effect places more work on 
the heart and sooner or later, if the exciting 




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153 


cause is kept up, the heart becomes dilated and 
enlarged. 

This disturbing effect on the heart favors the 
development of varied symptoms, such as pains, 
shortness of breath, irregular heart action, ner¬ 
vousness, depression, insomnia and disturbances 
of vision. Occasionally neuralgia, cramps, heavi¬ 
ness, pains in the legs, profuse perspiration, es¬ 
pecially palms of the hands, are produced by its 
use. 

Action on the Heart 

The effect of tobacco on the heart can be 
summed up under the following headings: (1) 
Tobacco increases the action of the heart and 
diminishes its force, which is diminished propor¬ 
tionally more than the diminution that physio¬ 
logically follows increased action. (2) The irreg¬ 
ularity of rhythm is nearly as characteristic as 
rapidity. (3) The action of the drug warrants 
the statement that it can produce functional dis¬ 
order of the heart. (4) Heart disturbances caused 
by tobacco can exist without symptoms and there¬ 
fore it is not fair to assume that because no symp¬ 
toms exist no disorder is present. (5) The differ¬ 
ence between the pulse when standing and when 
sitting is abnormally increased. 

Action on the Nervous System 

Tobacco has a strong influence upon the nervous 
system. The great majority of individuals who 
are addicted to its use show many symptoms of 
nervousness. As a rule they are restless, irrita¬ 
ble, peevish, fault-finding and have not that deli¬ 
cacy of touch on things in general which we ex¬ 
pect to find in those whose bodies are free from 




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its baneful influence. There is a lessening of 
mental acumen. Lucidity of thought and percep¬ 
tion of ideas are dulled by its toxic effects. 

It lowers vital resistance, produces lack of effi¬ 
ciency and favors the development of neuras¬ 
thenia, “blues’' and many abnormalities of the 
nervous system. One of the most interesting 
phases of life is the part which the glands of the 
internal secretions take in maintaining our phys¬ 
ical and mental activity. For instance, disturb¬ 
ance of the thyroid gland produces defective 
metabolism, reduction in cell growth, stunted ap¬ 
pearance, reduction in the antitoxic and immun¬ 
izing properties of the blood. Some authors 
claim that old age is due to changes taking place 
in these glands. At all events we do know that in 
cases of senility, degenerative changes take place 
in the thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal and sex 
glands. There is probably no single factor that 
is more conducive to the degeneration of these 
bodies than the excessive use of tobacco 

In no sense of the word can tobacco be looked 
upon as a necessary factor in life. It is not con¬ 
structive in its effects but rather the opposite. 
The influence exerted on the budding youth lowers 
his moral integrity and brings to fruition the bit¬ 
terest fruits. There are many diseased condi¬ 
tions of which the patient cannot be cured until 
tobacco is eliminated. Again, there are many 
cases in which tobacco has become such a oneness 
with life itself that to stop its use precipitously 
is to produce a detrimental effect. On advice in 
regard to its bad effect in such a case he will prob¬ 
ably inform you that he does not see that it does 




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155 


any harm as Mr.-used it all his life and 

he is strong and healthy. Notice, if you please, 
that he does not state that this same individual 
would have lived just as long and in all probability 
much longer if he had never been addicted to the 
habit. 

In concluding this part of the subject it is well 
to remind the reader that many times the sins and 
indiscretions of the present are often nullified to a 
greater or lesser extent by being a descendant of 
a long line of healthy progenitors. He knows not 
the latent forces with which nature has endowed 
him and as such can not quite understand why it 
is that others can not follow the same path in life 
and represent something more than “a galling 
load along a rough and weary road.” 

Treatment 

Little can be accomplished in treating or trying 
to treat an individual suffering from the effects 
of tobacco unless there is a desire, a willingness 
to co-operate in the constructive work. Many 
have the spirit if self-denial and are willing to 
assist in the uplift, but there are others again 
who have not and must remain in the list of in¬ 
curables. Stimulants, such as tea, coffee, alcohol, 
pepper, mustard, horseradish and meats should 
be eliminated. Vegetable and milk diet assist 
very materially in overcoming the desire for to¬ 
bacco, while meats and stimulating foods have 
the opposite effect. Sleeplessness is a common 
symptom in those who are endeavoring to over¬ 
come its effects, but may be remedied by the use of 
warm baths each evening at a temperature of 90 
to 92 F. for 15 to 20 minutes or until the patient 





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begins to feel drowsy. Cold applications in the 
morning, followed by a brisk rub with a coarse 
towel, act as a stimulating tonic. The drinking 
of large quantities of water assist very materially 
in eliminating through the kidneys much of the 
waste material from the body. Finally the use of 
the Auto-Bio-Chemic Treatment method seems 
to be the last word in eliminating and overcoming 
the burdened nervous and circulatory system. 

The writer has in mind the case of a man 34 
years of age who had been an inveterate smoker 
for 15 years. He was anxious to overcome the 
habit, as he felt that it was hurting him. He 
complained about stomach trouble, palpitation of 
the heart, nervousness, irritability of temper and 
periodical depression. A treatment based on the 
above method was prescribed and in two months 
he was cured. 


“The more a man follows nature and is 
obedient to her laws the longer he will 
live; the farther he deviates from these 
the shorter will be his existence.” 




CHAPTER XX. 


ALCOHOL 

P ERHAPS there is no subject that has been dis¬ 
cussed to a greater extent than that of alcohol 
in its various forms. This statement has special 
significance when we take into consideration the 
wide variation of opinion relative to its use or 
abuse. Surely, between such extremes there must 
be a level where reason holds sway and sweeps 
into insignificance fantastic ideas or foolish no¬ 
tions. Whether we discuss the subject from 
either extreme there are certain basic principles 
which must be met in order to be rational in our 
conclusions. In arriving at such conclusions we 
must remember that a true balanced personal 
equation represents the means between two ex¬ 
tremes. The ultra enthusiast who sees nothing 
in the use of alcohol and refuses to reason on the 
subject is almost as absurd as the man whose 
thought and ambition hangs to its great value 
in some form and puts in practical application 
his theories by the more or less continuous im¬ 
bibing of alcoholic beverages. In most proposi¬ 
tions in life there are at least two sides and it 
remains for the reasoning man to be able to make 
logical deductions and give due regard therefor. 
It is difficult to conceive of any individual being 
a great thinker or reformer unless he gives to 
the respective sides their just merits. There is a 
tendency for an extremist to be narrow in his 
views not only in regard to alcohol but different 


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phases of life. Selfishness is usually a dominating 
factor, his ideas become fixed and he has an obses¬ 
sion that hides the truth of logic. The extremists 
find truth at that point where reason comes to the 
rescue.” 

Lord Byron said that “Truth is a gem that is 
found at great depth; whilst on the surface of the 
world all things are weighed by the false scale of 
custom.” There are no two people who act alike; 
who think alike or whose physical and mental 
stamina are alike, so that the effect of alcohol 
upon an individual depends upon the strength of 
the inherent forces. 

Our ability to fight life’s battles with a forti¬ 
tude worthy of the strong and the brave is many 
times measured by our antecedents’ sins of com¬ 
mission and omission. As a consequence trans¬ 
mitted tendencies in certain cases render some 
very susceptible to the influence of this drug. 

If to this is added bad environment you have a 
condition in which the individual becomes not only 
a menace to himself and posterity but to those 
with whom he associates. These cases are dif- 
cult to handle not only on account of the trans¬ 
mitted tendency but the possible defects of mind 
and body. It is said that 20% of the inmates of 
our asylums owe their insanity to the use of al¬ 
cohol^ while 50% of the total number are due to 
heredity, of which one-half have alcoholism as the 
exciting factor; 77 % of sexual crimes are due di¬ 
rectly or indirectly to its influence, while its dis¬ 
turbing effect on posterity may extend to the third 
and fourth generation. Were our social condi- 




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tions in life such that our disappointments at all 
times could be relegated to obscurity the chances 
for becoming an addict to its use would indeed be 
quite remote. The irregularities of our existence, 
the heavy hand of ancestry, the struggle for a 
livelihood, gnaw at our vitals and we become vic¬ 
tims of environmental conditions. There can be 
no question but that the extremist on the side rep¬ 
resenting the total abstainer has the advantage of 
the argument to the extent that physical and 
mental deterioration incidental to the abuse of 
this drug are not a part of his existence. If we ad¬ 
mire the pure, the good, the noble in life and ap¬ 
preciate a clear brain and a healthy body we must 
cast aside the abuse of alcohol. Unfortunately 
there are a great number of people whose desire 
for drink transcends good judgment with the re¬ 
sult that will power becomes undermined and the 
“bent of mind leads to the rocks of ruin.” The 
abuse of alcohol claims its thousands and its tens 
of thousands as its victims. The pages of the past 
are strewn with human wreckage which succeed¬ 
ing generations must assist in paying the penalty. 
There is not an organ or tissue in the body but 
that may be affected by its use, the result of which 
depends on its quantity, quality and the individ¬ 
ual's own asset valuation. 

Nervous and physical exhaustion, particularly 
if accompanied by worry and disappointment, are 
strong factors with some people in causing them 
to partake of that which stimulates the jaded 
forces for the time being in order to bring forth 




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power there is a tendency to take quantities out 
of proportion to the necessity of the occasion. 

“All habits gather by unseen degrees; 

As brooks make rivers, rivers run to seas.” 

We see the extreme in a patient who has devel¬ 
oped delirium tremens, his mind disturbed, his 
reason gone. His soul seenKs to cry for help, all 
as a result of alcohol. Every physician has seen 
cases in which its habitual use in various forms 
has rent in twain the higher moral instincts and 
produced diseases of the stomach, liver and kid¬ 
neys with dropsy as a sequel. 

The effect when taken internally in large doses 
is a powerful irritant and produces a profuse flow 
of mucus in the stomach and in so doing stim¬ 
ulates the glands that produce hydrochloric acid. 
There is lack of mental balance, perversion of in¬ 
tellect and emotional excitement. As a secondary 
effect it produces a relaxation of the muscular 
system and a consequent general depression. 

Chronic Alcoholism 

In this condition the ability to resist injury or 
recuperate from disease is much modified and 
there is a decided lessening of endurance. The 
integrity of the liver, kidneys and heart are im¬ 
paired, arterio-sclerosis, defective stomach, dys¬ 
pepsia and Bright’s disease are quite common. It 
has a powerful action on the nervous system, pro¬ 
ducing neuralgia, muscular tremors, defective eye¬ 
sight, as well as lesions of the brain and spinal 
cord. 

Perhaps there is nothing more unfortunate than 
the abuse of alcohol to the extent of producing 




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a sense of well being. In those of weak resisting 
more or less paralysis of will, moral degradation 
and intellectual failure. It is an enemy of health, 
morality and general well being. It scatters its 
blighting influence to future generations, as man¬ 
ifested by many forms of nervous and mental dis¬ 
turbances, such as neurasthenia, hysteria, neu¬ 
ralgia and mental abnormalities. In the effect 
produced on the offspring there is often a disturb¬ 
ance of internal secretions to the extent that there 
is an abnormality of function, particularly in the 
thyroid and thymus glands, with corresponding 
defective nutrition, reduction in the normal alka¬ 
linity of the blood, susceptibility to disease and a 
lowering of vital function. 

Effect in Small Quantities 

There has been considerable said about the 
abuse of alcohol and the effects upon the ana¬ 
tomical structure of the body. It now remains 
for the writer to turn the opposite side of the pic¬ 
ture and note if there is anything that can be said 
about it as being of practical value in tending to 
relieve the burden of life. Every cloud has a sil¬ 
very lining if we will but seek enough to find it. 
The same fundamental principle applies equally 
as well in regard to the use of this drug. It has its 
redeeming features if you but know how to utilize 
them and put them in practical application. 

Prof. Atwater said “that alcohol in small quanti¬ 
ties slightly increases the digestibility of protein 
and is without effect on digestion of fats and car¬ 
bohydrates. In small quantities it is more com¬ 
pletely oxidized in the body than are the nutrients 




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of ordinary food. In larger quantity it reverses 
the above conclusion by retarding metabolism in 
general and protein in particular.” 

Lord Dawson of London, England said a short 
time ago in an address before the House of Lords 
that “Under the conditions of modern civilization, 
in these days of concentration and of constant en¬ 
deavor to crowd twelve hours into six with a high 
measure of specilization, it was obvious that at 
the end of day the mind of man got into one track. 
He had no uplift. There alcohol comes in very 
well. Alcohol in moderation gets that man out 
of the track. It livens his mental touch. Often 
at the end of the day people were too tired to 
digest their food and a small quantity of alcohol 
made them feel happy with themselves and happy 
with the world.” 

Page after page could be written by giving quo¬ 
tations from distinguished authors relative to its 
value. Nothing in particular would be gained by 
so doing, suffice it to say that under certain con¬ 
ditions it has many adherents. 

What physician has not sat at the bedside of a 
sick patient when life seemed in the balance? 
Tension runs high; sadness, marked by the solem¬ 
nity of the occasion, changed into one of cheer and 
hope by the administration of a few drops of alco¬ 
hol. It tided over the crisis and made possible the 
recovery of the patient. There can be no argu¬ 
ment as to its value when used under proper con¬ 
ditions. The giving of small doses to relieve con¬ 
ditions of body or mind is at times commendable. 
It is not fanaticism* it is rational and that should 




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be our guide. There is still another side to the 
question and that is to what extent it is safe to 
give it so that the patient is taking no risk of 
contracting the habit. This is quite important. 
The answer to this reverts to two phases of life, 
viz.: judgment and will power. The absence 
of either one of these attributes when there is a 
desire for alcohol in some form is likely to 
lead to destructive results. If the individual has 
a poor family history and is low on judgment and 
will power he should be honest with himself and 
answer the question as to his ability to resist the 
desire. Desire sometimes overcomes judgment 
and will power and he will offer excuses to the ex¬ 
tent that he does see that it hurts him and wind 

up by telling you Mr.-lived to be 90 and 9 

years of age and drank almost daily since he cooed 
on his mother’s knee. Such is the excuse for the 
crime. 


The axe of intemperance has lopped off 
his green boughs and left him a withered 
trunk.—Swift. 





CHAPTER XXI. 


NARCOTIC DRUGS 

]TjERHAPS there is nothing more pitiable than 
the individual whose continuity of thought and 
will to do something are waylaid on the rocks of 
dissipation and ruin. This is particularly applica¬ 
ble in the use of narcotic drugs of which cocaine 
and opium, including morphine, heroin, codeine, 
stand out most prominently. Strictly speaking the 
drug addict suffers from a terrible diseased condi¬ 
tion from which none of us are immune. When we 
take into consideration that there are over one 
million people scattered over the United States at 
the present time suffering from this disease it 
must be realized that the influence produced can 
be felt in all walks and conditions in life. 

It is not the intention of the writer to go into 
detail about the effects of narcotic drugs on the 
human economy, but merely to give in brief some 
of the baneful results on the mental and physical 
side of life. It is this lowering of vital function 
thus produced which carries to posterity many of 
the defects so commonly witnessed in everyday 
life. To that end it is highly important that the 
elimination of effects produced be taken into con¬ 
sideration in order that health be maitained, as 
well as that of future generations. Let the reader 
get the idea, then, that this is a disease that may 
involve the mental, moral and physical sides of 
life and find its counterpart in the low and de- 


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praved. Such are the possibilities and often the 
realities. 

Morphine, Etc. 

Its action on the brain and spinal cord is quite 
profound. In small doses it produces a soothing 
calmness of mind and body which is followed by 
a disposition to sleep. It is at this point that 
physicians are often to blame for prescribing this 
drug. The relief from pain creates a desire for its 
use on the part of the patient to the extent that 
a habit is formed that is many times difficult to 
eradicate. The pulse under its action is at first 
slightly increased, perspiration often breaks out 
on the skin while the mouth and throat become 
dry and parched. Large doses produce more de¬ 
cided effects, the head feels full, there is buzzing 
in the ears, the face is flushed and the pupils of 
the eyes are contracted. Depression follows and 
the heart beats more slowly and is often irreg¬ 
ular. There is little inclination for mental ac¬ 
tivity, the miind is sluggish and there is a stupid 
expression on the countenance. Sleep is prolonged 
and there are frightful dreams from which he 
awakens only to relapse into his former condition. 
Poisonous doses are but an accentuation of the 
foregoing. 

It quite frequently follows, that a state of great 
depression, nausea and vomiting follows the use 
of the drug especially in those of a nervous dispo¬ 
sition or subject to neuralgia. In such cases its 
use even in small doses may produce alarming 
symptoms, the direct opposite of the normal 
action of the remedy. The digestive tract is much 
affected by its use. It destroys the craving 




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of hunger to such an extent that it is quite pos¬ 
sible to go for days without being compelled to eat. 

On the other hand it has the effect of making 
the patient very thirsty which is caused by the 
dryness produced by the drug on the mucous mem¬ 
brane of the stomach and intestinal tract. As a 
sequence to the drying of the secretion of the 
mucous membrane it can readily be understood 
that constipation must inevitably follow, at least 
during the early stages of its employment. The 
same process of reasoning applies in regard to its 
action on the secretion of bile and urine as well 
as that of all the stomach and intestinal juices. 
In short it paralyzes the muscles and dulls nerve 
reflexes. As a result of the locking of the secre¬ 
tions of the body, nutrition is interfered with in 
proportion to the length of time in use and the 
quantity of drug the patient has been in the habit 
of using. 

As a sequel there is a catarrhal condition of the 
stomach and intestines, as well as a diminution in 
absorption and elimination. The sensory nerves 
are interefered with and there is a corresponding 
lack of desire for food. The bowel movement is 
less than in normal state, but always in excess of 
the food product taken; hence emaciation with its 
accompanying evils. 

General Effects 

The general effects of the habitual use of opium 
produce some of the most pitiable symptoms it is 
possible to conceive. At the same time it is well 
to remember that variations in effects are to a 
certain extent modified by the patient’s power of 




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resistance, his original vitality and his environ¬ 
mental status. 

There is an appearance about a drug addict 
which is very significant. The earthy color of the 
face, the stooping figure, and shuffling gait, the 
drooping eyes surrounded by circles are sympto¬ 
matic of a destructive force acting from within. 

The subjective symptoms vary in proportion 
to the quantity of the drug which the patient is 
in the habit of taking. The relief from pain and 
the calm state of mind due to an occasional dose 
are in marked contrast to the racking torture of 
mind and body, mental depression, trembling 
hands, vivid hallucinations, frightful dreams and 
pitiable pleas of those in whom the drug domi¬ 
nates the individual, or in those cases in which 
withdrawal of the drug is attempted. 

The constipating effect produced by small doses 
is soon followed by the opposite extreme in which 
diarrhoea, cramps, pain and exhaustion are fre¬ 
quently present. 

Again, small doses stimulate all the nervous 
functions of the body, raise the spirits and excite 
intellectual action; the opposite of which ob¬ 
tains under its continual use to such an extent 
that he becomes a nervous wreck while the intel¬ 
lectual phase of life is often measured by de¬ 
pravity in its most debasing form. 

The drug addict who is unable to procure his 
usual allotment of the drug will many times re¬ 
sort to desperate means in order to gratify his 
desire. Under such circumstances truth, honor, 
integrity are cast aside in the mad desire to over¬ 
come the agony of mind and body. 




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The continuous use of the drug seems to create 
within the patient a protection in the form of an 
anti-toxin which acts against the poisonous effects 
of the opiate while it is being taken. If, however, 
the narcotic is withdrawn violent symptoms are 
produced which are at once relieved by taking the 
drug of addiction. Opium and its derivatives in¬ 
hibit body function, arrest metabolism, and gland¬ 
ular activity. As a result there is a slowing of in¬ 
testinal action, acidsemia and deficient elimina¬ 
tion. 

If to the auto-intoxication thus produced are 
added fear, worry, fretting, “blues” you have a 
condition which favors mental, moral and physical 
deterioration. Trace this back and you have a 
symptomatology which affects all the organs and 
tissues of the body. 

Consequent upon the general inhibition pro¬ 
duced there is a corresponding retention of drug 
and a toleration is produced which many times 
assumes large proportion. 

Cocaine 

Everyone has heard about cocaine and the dis¬ 
tressing effects it has upon the mental, moral and 
physical side of life. The outward visible man¬ 
ifestations of the excessive use of this drug cor¬ 
respond in kind to the destructive effect produced 
on the internal structures of the body and partic¬ 
ularly as applied to the change in mental equi¬ 
librium. 

The writer is of the opinion that a brief sum¬ 
mary of its physiological action on the human 
economy would assist in tracing its ramifications 




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to the extent that the effects produced might be 
better understood. Cocaine has 8 special centers 
of action, which are as follows: 

(1) Brain—Highly Stimulated. 

(2) Cord—Nerves of Sensation Paralyzed. 

(3) Vagi—First Stimulation Second Paralysis. 

(4) Mucous Membrane—Complete Anaesthesia. 

(5) Kidneys—Slightly Stimulated. 

(6) Heart—Stimulated. 

(7) Small Arteries—Active Contraction. 

(8) Eye—Dilatation of the Pupil. 

Small doses stimulate mental activity, and give 
a feeling of a placid state of mind; the heart 
action is increased and breathing is more fre¬ 
quent. This is followed by a state of great de¬ 
pression on the mental, moral and physical side 
of life. 

On the other hand large doses excite all the 
nerve centers of the body and there is an aggra¬ 
vated sense of well being, both mentally and 
physically. The symptoms usually noticed are 
talkativeness, mental unbalance, profuse sweat¬ 
ing, fall of body temperature, shallow, irregular 
breathing, dilated pupils, disturbed vision, chem¬ 
ical change in the tissues, nausea, staggering gait, 
circular movements, which are usually followed 
by convulsions and death. 

Symptoms 

Between these extremes there is a point where 
the addict holds sway and the action of the drug 
is seen in all its varied manifestations. The 
symptoms presented by the victim of the cocaine 




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habit are many and varied. Among the many 
may be mentioned offensive breath, disagreeable 
perspiration, pale lips, tottering gait, greenish 
yellow skin, hollow eyes, surrounded by circles, 
quivering lips, incoherent discourse and lack of 
mental energy. They are unreliable and fre¬ 
quently present malicious tendencies and look old 
before their time. Often in their excited imagi¬ 
nation they see the most fantastic forms and 
beautiful imagery; while at other times the tor¬ 
ture as expressed in description of Dante’s Inferno 
sinks into significance by comparison. Emacia¬ 
tion, indigestion, sleeplessness and shattered 
nerves are but milestones on the way that leads 
to destruction, mentally, morally and physically. 

Its action on the vagus nerve is that of a stimu¬ 
lant by means of which breathing is much in¬ 
creased and is followed by a state of paralysis of 
function. A similar action takes place in the 
heart whereby its action is much increased, while 
large doses inhibit its activity. Local application 
of the drug to mucous membrane in any part of 
the body produces complete anaesthesia, thus en¬ 
abling the physician to perform operations with¬ 
out producing any pain, but its action must be 
watched With a great amount of caution on ac¬ 
count of its action on the heart. 

The desire for cocaine is not based on the de¬ 
mands of specific physical addiction disease, but 
rather the wish for weird sensations, emotions 
and the stimulating effects produced by the drug. 

The use of cocaine, opium and their derivatives 
is dangerous not only for the immediate results 
produced on the individual but the baneful effects 




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on future generations. The effects produced seem 
to enter into the very depths of life's forces and 
undermine nature’s noblest attributes. Das¬ 
tardly crimes frequently have cocaine or a mix¬ 
ture of cocaine and morphine in the background 
as the causative factor. This is particularly true 
if to the foregoing are added a syphilitic taint and 
bad invironment. 

Treatment 

The treatment of the drug addict should be car¬ 
ried on in a hospital or sanitarium suitable for the 
care of such cases. Aside from the methods 
used it is necessary that watchfulness, care, firm¬ 
ness of action be given on the part of the at¬ 
tendant. 

Drugs can be of little value except as a tempo¬ 
rary relief as their action is entirely superficial 
and do not reach the depth of life’s forces that 
corresponds to the disturbance of will and under¬ 
standing. 

A cure, of necessity, must be such as will corre¬ 
spond to the details of action of the narcotic drug. 
Such can only be accomplished by the use of a 
product that represents the sum total of the 
body’s existence and given in a form that can be 
utilized by all the structures of the body—such is 
the Auto-Bio-Chemic method. 


When a man has not a good reason for 
doing a thing he has one good reason for 
letting it alone.—Sir Walter Scott. 




CHAPTER XXII. 


EUGENICS, OR SCIENCE OF IMPROVING THE 
OFFSPRING 

O UR characteristics are due to hereditary in¬ 
fluence and environment. A deviation in eith¬ 
er or both of these shapes our destiny, be it good 
or bad. Let us suppose that a child is born of 
parents who represent one hundred per cent nor¬ 
malcy, both on the mental and physical plane. 
Again, let us suppose that these parents were 
equally as fortunate and so on for three or four 
generations back. It is easy to concede that as 
these children grow to man's or woman's estate 
they will represent the highest state of perfection 
that is possible for mankind to attain. To use the 
words of Milton on the enjoyment of purity: 

“He that hath light within his own clear breast 
May sit in the center and enjoy bright day." 

In other words healthy progenitors, plus a 
healthy, mental, moral and physical make up, rep¬ 
resent the highest point of attainment in man’s 
existence upon this earth. In such a state of per¬ 
fection there is no desire for the negative side of 
life, as he represents a true balanced equation. 
Unfortunately this state of perfection is never at¬ 
tained. We see on all sides the sins of the fathers 
being meted out to the children even unto the 
third and fourth generation. We see the effects 
of deeds past and gone; we see sickness and afflic¬ 
tion of every kind and description; we see the ef- 


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173 


fects of tainted ancestral lineage as well as bad 
environment. It meets us on every hand. 

The causative factors leading up to destructive 
hereditary influence can be summed up in a few 
words, viz.: Syphilis, gonorrhoea, alcohol, cer¬ 
tain drugs and, indirectly, bad environment. 

To this is sometimes added tobacco. I will not 
attempt to say where the dividing point comes in 
between hereditary influence and environment— 
in other words where environment ends and he¬ 
reditary begins. Formerly the untoward effects 
of environment were grouped with heredity as the 
causative factor, but researches in the psychic 
realm have broadened the gap, although there is 
at times a gradual interlocking of the one with 
the other. It does not need a great flight of imagi¬ 
nation or to be well versed in the lore of sages to 
realize that prenatal defects are in the great ma¬ 
jority of instances preventable possibilities. It is 
only within the last few years that any concerted 
effort has been brought forth in order to eradicate 
the adverse factors which militate against the 
welfare of succeeding generations. 

We are living in a commercial age, an age in 
which dollars and cents command more admira¬ 
tion and attention with the great majority than 
anything else. Nearly everything is spoken of in 
terms of monetary consideration. In this insati¬ 
able desire for that which satisfies or seems to 
satisfy there is a tendency to relegate many of 
Nature’s sweetest attributes into forbidden paths 
and present their regrets in a form which suc¬ 
ceeding generations will have to pay with com¬ 
pound interest. 




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Such is the stimulation of the mental in an at¬ 
tempt to satisfy the physical, which is seldom if 
ever accomplished. It is the desire for wealth in 
a financial way that makes the average man wish 
to breed his live stock with the best that money 
can procure. 

On the other hand there are very few who will 
ever interrogate themselves as their fitness for 
married life. At that particular time their dis¬ 
turbance is in the psychic realm, while their ante¬ 
nuptial thoughts are symbolic of the budding rose. 
They see beauty and modesty as expressed by the 
poet: 

“As lamps burn silent with unconscious light, 
So modest ease in beauty shines most bright, 
Unaiming charms with edge resistless fall 
And she who means no mischief does it all.” 

The mental side of life is satisfied temporarily. 
Time rolls along and we see the physical made 
manifest when the first child is born. The 
wrinkled or pimpley face, the stopped up nose, 
the emaciated form, perhaps infected eyes, or 
some nerve disturbance, are all symptomatic of 
deeds past and gone. Had this type of individual 
consulted the physical side of life the despair of 
mind would not be a part of his heritage. In many 
of our states there are laws which forbid the mar¬ 
riage of those who have any social disease or 
whose criminal bent of mind makes them a lia¬ 
bility to society. Unfortunately these laws are 
but poorly enforced. The wtriter is of the opinion 
that such conditions will continue until society 
recognizes the necessity of first purifying funda- 




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175 


mentals. Whether we discuss hereditary influ¬ 
ence as formulated under 

Galton’s Law 

which is as follows: “Each parent contributes 
a quarter; each of the four grand-parents a six¬ 
teenth; each of the great grand-parents a sixty- 
fourth and so on; while the influence of each gen¬ 
eration is just equal to that of all the generations 
that have preceded it,” or as formulated under 

Mendel’s Law 

which recognizes vigor and virtue as dominant 
factors while vice and weakness are recessive, we 
must remember the basic law of heredity that like 
begets like, and that similar causes produce sim¬ 
ilar results, regardless of whether they are of 
animal or vegetable origin. The medical profes¬ 
sion and penologists have published abundant evi¬ 
dence that certain parental diseases or defects, 
besides actual criminality, induce moral depravity 
in the offspring. The writer wishes to draw your 
attention to what might be called an atavistic 
type of criminality in the history of the Juke’s 
family as an impressive illustration of bad par¬ 
entage during 175 years of American environment 
as reported by Bois in the “Science of Penology.” 
Max, the progenitor of the Dukes, was born in 
1720. He was a drunkard and would not work. 
Of his descendants 1200 were identified as having 
been inmates of penal and charitable institutions 
previous to 1874. They cost society $1000 each 
or a total of $1,250,000; 310 were in the poor 
house or 2300 years in all; 300 or over one in four 
died in childhood; 440 were viciously diseased; 




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400 physically wrecked early by their own wick¬ 
edness; 60 habitual thieves; 50 were notorious 
prostitutes; 7 were murderers, etc. On the other 
hand permit the writer to present to you an ex¬ 
ample of good heritage as reported by the same 
author: 

Jonathan Edwards, born in East Windsor, 
Conn., in 1703; 1394 of his descendants were iden¬ 
tified in 1900, of whom 295 were college gradu¬ 
ates ; 13 were presidents of our greatest colleges; 
65 professors in colleges; 60 physicians, many of 
whom were eminent; 100 and more clergymen or 
theological professors; 100 and more were law¬ 
yers; 30 were judges; 80 had held public office, 
of whom one was vice-president of the U. S. Sev¬ 
eral were governors, members of congress, minis¬ 
ters to foreign courts, etc. Such genealogy every 
true American should try to emulate as far as he 
can by keeping free from all diseases which may 
directly or indirectly taint the mental or physical 
plane of succeeding generations. The writer is of 
the opinion that almost every person has observed 
that with certain types of children it is quite com¬ 
mon to notice some abnormality in their acts, 
words or deeds. It is a mental characteristic 
handed down to them by their parents or an¬ 
cestors, of which syphilis, gonorrhoea, drunken¬ 
ness, insanity, certain drug habits, idiocy, were 
probably the dominating cause in its production. 
All that this type requires is suitable environment 
to make them criminals and outcasts from society. 

It is claimed that in the United States there are 
over 450,000 insane or feeble-minded that need 
for explanation one or more of the above named 




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177 


diseases or conditions as causative factors in their 
production. Blanche Eames, in her work on the 
“Principles of Eugenics,” says that 5,000,000 
young men under the age of 30 years are victims 
of social disease; 50,000 deaf; 110,000 blind; 100,- 
000 paupers and 80,000 imprisoned for crime and 
that to a very great extent these unfortunate in¬ 
dividuals are permitted to marry and send their 
tainted progeny down the ages. Nearly $100,000,- 
000 is annually expended to care for these people. ,, 

With such an array of facts is it any wonder 
that we have with us at all times sorrow, disease 
and death out of all proportion to a normal healthy 
state of existence? 

Such is particularly exasperating when we take 
into consideration that the causative factors in 
the production of the diseased state is preventable 
possibilities. 

For further elaboration on the effects produced 
the reader is referred to the chapter on “Causes 
and Effects,” “Narcotic Drugs,” as well as the 
chapters on the respective subjects referred to. 

Treatment 

There is little gained by saying that there is a 
lot of sickness in the world or there is a lot of 
moral depravity. The statement of fact means 
that action is necessary. We might moralize on 
the words of Feltham that “prevention is the best 
bridle,” but that is of little satisfaction to the 
thousands upon thousands who give no heed to 
such utterances. Before any advice can be given 
there must be a desire on the part of the patient 
to get well. Perhaps he has tried “606,” mercury 
or iodide of potash. He is told that the Wasser- 




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man reaction is now negative. He is joyous. True 
it has suppressed the condition temporarily, at 
least on the superficial plane, while the deep or 
life plane has not been touched. This can be sub¬ 
stantiated by the use of the Auto-Bio-Chemic 
treatment, which has the effect of bringing back 
the suppressed condition and removing it from 
the body. 

Again, he may have used suppressive treatment 
in the form of an injection for specific urethritis. 
The discharge ceases but he is not cured as again 
the Auto-Bio-Chemic treatment brings back the 
original discharge. If these cases were really 
cured it would be an impossibility to bring them 
back again. 

This is very important as the young man thinks 
he is cured and he gets married only to find out 
later on when a child is born that the workings 
of the hidden forces are an active reality as mani¬ 
fested by markings of a positive nature. There is 
no mystery about this treatment. It tells you if 
there is any syphilis or gonorrhoea in the system. 
It tells you if there are other factors in life’s 
forces that do not belong to the body. 

Regardless of what the disease may be it is al¬ 
ways well to remember that in order to get en¬ 
tirely well and future generations are to reap the 
benefit, disease must be driven from within out 
and not suppressed as is so frequently done by the 
drugging process. 

Health is the greatest of all possessions 
and it is a maxim with me that a hale 
cobbler is a better man than a rich 
king.—Bickerstaff. 




CHAPTER XXIII. 


URINE AND THE AUTO-BIO-CHEMIC 
TREATMENT 

T HERE is little comfort in having your urine 
examined when the findings point out that 
there is Bright's disease, diabetes or some other 
diseased condition. It adds a care, a burden 
to life, that discourages him in the possibility 
that nothing can be done to cure his condition. 
Would it not be more logical to use a treatment 
which brings out any disturbance in life's forces 
long before it is possible to find out by any or 
all forms of examination—urine analysis 
included ? 

It is truly pitiable to note many times that 
a general examination and urinary included fail 
to tell the exact condition or possibly be informed 
that you are all right only to find out shortly 
afterward that kidney, lung, liver or nerve 
degeneration is the sequel. There is a desire 
to get well. Can he get cured? The answer 
to this depends on the method of treatment 
and the length of tim,e the disease has existed. 
It is a difficult matter to tell by urinary tests 
where and when cause began which made pos¬ 
sible the present state of his existence—in short 
it cannot be done. From a diagnostic point 
of view we must therefore come to the con¬ 
clusion that such testing represents only what 
corresponds to the superficial plane in life's 
forces. 


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“THE BLUES”—THEIR CAUSES AND CURE 


On the other hand the Auto-Bio-Chemic 
Treatment goes back to the plane of cause and 
eliminates the elements which produced the 
disturbance. It equalizes the cell salts of the 
body and stimulates metabolism. In other 
words it cleans out what does not belong to the 
body and favors cell growth. The only remedy 
that accomplishes the desired end is the autogen¬ 
ous urinary product prepared in a way that can 
best be used by the patient. It is on account 
of the urine draining the whole body that we 
are enabled to get the poisons that correspond 
to the disease regardless of where such dis¬ 
eases may be located. By dehydrating or dis¬ 
tilling this product by the Auto-Bio-Chemic 
process the watery element is eliminated while 
the residue left corresponds to the diseased 
state and the disturbance of the cell salts of 
the body. 

We thus have a remedy that is natural to 
the patient and corresponds to the diseased 
state and cannot be excelled by anything out¬ 
side of the body. When a force from with¬ 
out equals or exceeds the disturbing force from 
within, disease is eliminated as well as the re¬ 
sult of disease. In using natural methods the 
elimination of disease is in reverse order of its 
appearance. The last symptoms to appear 
shall be the first to disappear, While the first 
shall be last. 

To illustrate—James E., age 26, called on the 
writer in reference to intestinal indigestion 
which had been bothering him for three months. 
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nervousness, sleeplessness, lack of ambition and 
obstinate constipation. The Auto-Bio-Chemic 
Treatment was made for him and had the effect 
almost immediately of relieving the indigestion. 
The next condition to improve was that of the 
constipation and a modification of the nervous¬ 
ness and sleeplessness. After several treat¬ 
ments had been given he informed the writer 
that his left ear began to discharge quite 
freely. It seems that when he was a small 
boy he had scarlet fever which left him with a 
running ear and partial deafness for which 
he had been operated on without receiving any 
benefit. A continuation of the Auto-Bio-Chemic 
treatment had the effect of curing the discharge 
and increasing his hearing capacity to a marked 
extent. All the symptoms which he formerly 
complained about have entirely disappeared. 
Truly this case was one in which all of his 
trouble dated back to the time he had the 
scarlet fever. 

It may be interesting to the reader to append 
a table (page 181) showing the result of urine 
analysis of the respective diseases mentioned 
in the chart. 

Had prior conditions or the causative factors 
which made the disease a possibility been 
attended to by the use of natural methods 
this condition of affairs could not exist. 

It is therefore highly important that the 
young and old should have an autogenous 
product made for themselves, at least twice a 
year. By its use the toxins and hidden con¬ 
ditions become eliminated and disease gets no 




URINE 


183 


foothold. There are thousands of people who 
are sick and do not know it. Disease has 
started but has not reached that point where 
pains, aches and disturbances of one kind and 
another show themselves. Eventually the hid¬ 
den trouble becomes manifest as shown on physi¬ 
cal examination or urine analysis; then the 
rush to get cured. Under such circumstances 
it is quite common for the uncertainty of fate 
to hang in the balance for days, weeks or 
months, which could have been avoided had 
the patient acted on the old proverb “a stitch 
in time saves nine.” 


Urine contains many poisons from dis¬ 
eased conditions, lack of sleep, dissipa¬ 
tion and excessive brain activity. 




CONCLUDING CHAPTER 


XXIV. 

T HERE are individual attitude, appearance and 
action incidental to disturbed conditions on the 
mental, physical and sometimes the moral aspect 
of a patient—such are intensely interesting to 
study. The writer is of the opinion that in pen¬ 
ning the concluding chapter in this book that 
nothing would be more apropos than to give in 
brief some of the more salient points so frequently 
noted under the heading of the 

Patient Himself 

When a patient calls on a physician it is either 
for the relief of pain or to get a certain condition 
cured, which perhaps might lead to something of 
a destructive nature should such not be attended 
to. There is therefore in the mind of such an in¬ 
dividual a desire for that which satisfies, viz.: 
a healthy mind and body. 

Health may be defined as a proper balance be¬ 
tween the income and expenditure of nerve force. 
It is between these extremes that we have all the 
diseases to which the human flesh is heir—mental 
and physical. You have often heard people say 
such and such an individual is not sick; he only 
imagines he is and as such no attention should be 
given to him. A careful analysis, however, will 
bring forth the fact if you dig deep enough to find 
it, that there is somewhere a disturbing force 
either on the mental or physical side of life. The 


CONCLUDING CHAPTER 


185 


condition may not partake of the nature of a dis¬ 
eased condition, but irrespective of that it should 
command the best endeavor of the attending phy¬ 
sician. By so doing many hidden conditions may 
be brought to the surface which redound to the 
welfare of the patient. Our diseased conditions, 
temperament, disposition, actions, expression, are 
but manifestations due to hereditary taint and 
the causative factors under the head of environ¬ 
ment which make the disease a possibility. To 
enumerate the various kinds of sickness and the 
effects produced upon a patient is almost im¬ 
possible in a book of this size, but sufficient will 
be brought forward in order to trace typical char¬ 
acteristics. 

Neurotic Type 

The first case the writer wishes to draw atten¬ 
tion to is that of a lady who complains about head¬ 
ache, nervousness, bad dreams, disturbed men¬ 
struation and a weak, tired, exhausted feeling, as 
well as pains in different parts of the body. She 
looks pale, while many times it is easy to observe 
in the background a complexion not beautiful to 
gaze upon. Her general action shows that hope 
has the upper hand one day, while dejection and 
despair carry it away the next. This alternate 
sunshine and shadow carry with them an irritable 
temperament. As a further result of her condi¬ 
tion she becomes hysterical, lacks in power of con¬ 
centration and is changing in disposition. There 
seems to be no one upon whom she can fasten the 
remnant of hope—with the result that she is con¬ 
stantly going from one physician to another, de¬ 
pending upon the one who can offer the most glit- 




186 


‘THE BLUES”—THEIR CAUSES AND CURE 


tering promises. Face and action in these cases 
show in addition to lack of hope and power of con¬ 
centration, a lack of stability, a sudden change 
from the sublime to the ridiculous, many times 
lack of motherly love and affection, misguided 
judgment of people, narrow on religious view's and 
dogmas. In other words, there is more or less 
undermining of the sympathetic nervous system. 

Moral Defectives 

Occasionally you will come across individuals 
of very questionable moral nature whose general 
appearance suggests the low and the depraved in 
life. From an observation point of view yoii will 
note, as a rule, they have low brows, an ever 
changing eye, badly formed angular heads, stupid 
appearance and are deficient in vital energy. Fre¬ 
quently along with this there is an amount of 
craftiness which they utilize for their selfish ends. 
They are deficient in the power of application and 
attention. 

The type here mentioned does not, strictly 
speaking, come under the heading of diseased 
physical condition, but rather a diseased moral 
make up, a condition brought about in all proba¬ 
bility by poor environment, alcohol, drugging and 
venereal diseases or a combination of all of these. 
They make poor patients, cannot be depended upon 
and are usually looking for something for nothing. 
They are always poor or desire that the physician 
should think so. 

Selfish Type 

It is quite common for a physician to be called 
up in the middle of the night with the request to 




CONCLUDING CHAPTER 


187 


come quickly as his child is dying. He dresses 
hurriedly and in a few minutes he is at the pa¬ 
tient’s bedside only to find out that the child has 
the colic or some comparatively simple condition. 
At all events the child gets well. The bill for the 
visits is presented in due course of time, but there 
is no response. The physician meets him on the 
street and asks in reference to the bill but is in¬ 
formed that he is very sorry that he cannot give 
him anything at the present time as he had to pay 
the grocer’s and the butcher’s bill or perhaps had 
to purchase a new suit or hat for his wife. As a 
rule they are a low type and have little respect for 
themselves or for anyone else. 

Despondent Type 

The next, is a case of a man full of despondency 
and has headache and constipation. He feels 
weak, tired and exhausted and knows he has liver 
trouble. Hope, the great sustainer of life, is nearly 
gone. There is no smile, there is nothing to indi¬ 
cate that life is worth while. He appears to be 
drowsy, irritable, cranky and cannot concentrate 
his mind on anything except that he is sick. The 
skin is yellow, there is drooping of the corners of 
the mouth, dullness of the eyes. The intellect 
is not as bright as it should be owing to the toxic 
products circulating in the blood. As a rule he is 
long on promises and short on delivery, indicating 
a disturbing effect on the higher moral self. It is 
difficult for this patient to see any ray of hope 
through the clouds of adversity. Generally speak¬ 
ing he is very close in financial affairs; and fancied 
wrongs frequently lead to what might be called 
“mental colic.” 




188 


‘THE BLUES”—THEIR CAUSES AND CURE 


Irritable Type 

There is another type which the writer thinks 
is of great importance and that is the individual 
who has met with reverses in a financial way or 
is suffering from loss of friends, or loss of love. 
Again, the home life may act as a great disturb¬ 
ing force in one way or another. Fighting morn¬ 
ing, noon and night has a tendency to sour the 
sweetest disposition and bring to naught the best 
endeavor of the attending physician. For social 
reasons he is m;any times compelled to suppress 
his feelings, but regardless of that his appearance 
suggests the action of an invisible destructive 
force. Such cases are hard to handle and hearty 
co-operation is necessary in order to get the best 
results. 

Money and Health 

With patients there are two things which seem 
to stand out prominently above all others, which 
are, “Can I get cured and what will be the cost?” 
It may seem strange but nevertheless it is often 
true, that certain people will willingly risk health 
and happiness rather than spend money for the 
prospect of cure. If, however, they are informed 
by some one in whom they have faith that they 
will die unless an operation is performed, it is 
then that the flood gates of gold will come forth. 
Lack of judgment about your individual case and 
the insatiable desire for gold, often finds its coun¬ 
terpart in incurable diseases and death. Oh! The 
peculiarities of many human beings! Well might 
the expression be used, “Penny wise and pound 
foolish.” 

Worry, fretting, “blues,” narcotic drugs and 




CONCLUDING CHAPTER 


189 


suppressed venereal diseases are the most prom¬ 
inent factors in disturbing the inter-relationship 
of the mental and physical sides of life, the sequel 
of which in many cases is individual peculiarities. 

The patient who has steadfastness of purpose, 
a will power of his own, a desire to follow the 
doctor’s instructions and can give to him hearty 
co-operation, it is truly wonderful what remark¬ 
able results can be obtained by using nature’s 
product in a form that can be utilized. 

The words of an eminent author are quite apro¬ 
pos: “Have faith in your physician, if you have 
not do not go to him. Follow out his instructions. 
His welfare in the community is measured by the 
power he wields in curing the sick and afflicted. 
Your golden hours of sunshine as far as health is 
concerned are enhanced by asking yourself if you 
have done your part in helping him to bring you 
back to your normal state.” 


“These are my thoughts; I might have 
spun them into a greater length; but I 
think a little plot of ground thick sown 
is better than a great field which, for the 
most part of it, lies fallow.” 




GLOSSARY 


Aberration—A wandering from the right way. 
Abstraction—State of being separated. 

Acidaemia—Abnormal acidity of the blood. 

Addict—To apply habitually. 

Adjuvants—An auxiliary or help. 

Alimentary—Serving as food; nutrition. 

Anaemia—Deficient quantity or quality of the 
blood. 

Anaesthesia—Diminished or lost sense of feeling. 
Ante-nuptial—Before marriage. 

Arterioles—Small arteries. 

Assimilation—Changing of food into tissue. 
Astigmatism—A condition in which the light 
rays are not brought to a proper focus. 
Atavistic—Resemblance to remote ancestor. 
Autogenous—Originated within the body. 
Auto-intoxication—Poisoning from some unelimi¬ 
nated matter from the body. 

Bacteria—Germs. 

Bacchus—God of wine among the ancient Greeks. 
Baneful—Destructive. 

Barnacles—Useless attachments. 

Capillaries—Minute vessels that carry the blood 
from the arteries to the veins. 

Carbohydrates—Elements that contain carbon; 
hydrogen and oxygen in proportion to form 
water. 

Carnivorous—Flesh eating. 

Cellulose—The frame work of plant structures. 


G LOSSARY 


191 


Cognizant—To take notice of. 

Cohabitation—To live together. 

Commensurate—Proportional. 

Condiments—Seasoning. 

Concomitant—That which accompanies. 
Concurrent—Acting in conjunction. 

Counterpart—The corresponding part. 

Dehydrating—The removal of water from a sub¬ 
stance. 

Depleting—To empty or reduce by drawing away. 
Dietetic—Pertaining to a diet. 

Diffidence—Bashful. 

Disintegration—To separate into integral parts. 

Efferent—Tending away from the center. 
Elimination—An act of expulsion. 

Emaciation—To lose flesh gradually. 

Emanates—To flow out. 

Enhanced—To raise to a high point. 

Entwining—To twist around. 

Epitomize—Brief review. 

Eradicate—To root out. 

Equilibrium—In balance. 

Eugenics—Science of improving the offspring. 
Exasperating—To aggravate. 

Fantastic—Fancies. 

Flatus—Gas. 

Fortitude—Bravery. 

Ganglia—Masses of grey nervous substance. 
Genealogical—Descent. 




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‘THE BLUES”—THEIR CAUSES AND CURE 


Haemoglobin—Red coloring matter in the blood. 

Herbivorous—Eating herbs. 

Hypochondria—Morbid anxiety about the health. 

Idiosyncrasy—Peculiarity. 

Immunizing—Protection against disease. 

Inanimate—Lifeless. 

Inanition—Lack of food. 

Incoherent—Unintelligible. 

Indol—Poisonous product found in urine as a re¬ 
sult of decomposition in the intestines. 

Inhibit—To hold back. 

Insatiable—Incapable of being satisfied. 

Integral—To form a necessary part of the whole. 

Interrogate—To question. 

Lurid—Dismal. 

Lymph—The fluid discharged by the lymphatic 
glands. 

Malnutrition—Poor nourishment. 

Melancholia—Depression of spirits and gloomy 
forebodings. 

Metabolism—Change in living organism induced 
by the action of cells. 

Metaphysical—Pertaining to the philosophy of 
mind as distinguished from that of matter. 

Militate—To have weight or influence. 

Monetary—Pertaining to money. 

Moralize—To draw practical lessons from the 
facts of life. 

Nasal—Pertaining to the nose. 

Neurotic—Disturbance of nerves; generally func¬ 
tional. 




GLOSSARY 


193 


Obsession—Fixed ideas. 

Obviate—To overcome or clear out of the way. 
Omen—Sign. 

Omnivorous—Eating food of every kind. 
Peripheral—Pertaining to the outward part or 
surface. 

Pernicious—Bad. 

Paresis—Softening of the brain. 

Parturition—The act of bearing children. 
Penologists—Writers on crime and criminals. 
Peritonitis—Inflammation of the covering of the 
bowels. 

Placid—Calm, quiet. 

Plethoric—Excess of blood. 

Prenatal—Before birth. 

Progenitors—Descendants. 

Protoplasm—The essential constituent of the liv¬ 
ing cell. 

Putrefaction—Decay. 

Ramification—Branching. 

Recessive—Going backward. 

Recuperation—To gain in strength. 

Relegate—To banish. 

Respiratory—Pertaining to breathing. 

Salutary—Favorable; agreeable. 

Scalpel—A straight knife with a convex edge. 
Sequence—That which follows. 

Simulate—To counterfeit. 

Skatol—Poisonous substance found in the faecal 
matter. 

Sphincter—A ring like muscle which closes a nat¬ 
ural orifice. 




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“THE BLUES”—THEIR CAUSES AND CURE 


Subsidiary—Contributory. 

Supraorbital—Above the eye. 

Sustenance—Help; assistance. 

Tannin—Astringent acid from tanbark and many 
plants. 

Tranquilize—To quiet; to soothe; to calm. 
Transitory—Fleeting; changing. 

Turpitude—Wickedness. 

Urea—A white crystalline substance found in the 
urine. 

Veritable—Agreeable to fact. ; 

Virile—Manly characteristics. 

Virulent—Poisonous. 

Viscera—The bowels. 




INDEX 


Abuse of normal function, 65. 
ignorance of natural 
laws in, 66. 
symptoms in, 67-8. 

venereal diseases in, 
65. 

Alcohol, 157. 

Abuse of, 159. 
bad environments and, 
158. 

chronic effects, 160. 
effect of, 161. 
extremist and, 157-8. 
judgment in use of, 163. 
will power absence of, 
163. 

Asthma, 38. 

Auto-Bio-Chemic Treatment, 
Philosophy of, 50. 
bacteria as a disturbing 
factor, 55-6. 

calcium disturbance of, 
54. 

cell salts, 52. 
elimination of poisons 
through, 56. 
human laboratory, 51. 
iron disturbance of, 54-5. 
natural tendencies, 58. 
principle of cure, 58. 
potash disturbance of, 55. 


salt disturbances of, 53. 

Blues, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22. 
Cause of, 15. 
definition of, 17. 
follies and indiscretion as 
a cause of, 15. 
mental states in, 17. 
intermediate type, 20. 
cause of, 20. 
toxins in, 22. 
nervous system in, 23. 
vaso motor in, 23. 

Causes and effects, 59. 

cancer and insanity in, 
63. 

gonorrhea in, 61. 
syphilis in, 60. 
tuberculosis in, 62. 

Chronic prostatitis, 75. 
cause of, 75. 
case report on, 78. 
leakage of nerve force in, 
76-7. 

symptoms, 75. 
treatment in, 77/ 
Auto-Bio-Chemjc in, 77. 

Cocaine, 168. 

crime caused by, 171. 
physiological action, 169. 
small doses effect of, 169. 


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symptoms, 169-170. 
treatment, 171. 
Auto-Bio-Chemic, 171. 

Coffee, 145. 

caffein in, 146. 
composition of, 144. 
physiological action, 146. 
symptoms produced by, 
146-7. 

treatment, 147-8. 

Concluding chapter, 184. 

Cures vs. suppression, 36. 

Drugs and suppression, 36. 
effect of, 36-7. 
illustrative cases, 37-8. 

Diet, 123. 

animal food as a, 125. 
bacteria due to fermen¬ 
tation in, 132. 
putrefaction in, 132. 
calcium phosphate im¬ 
portance in, 129. 
daily need of, 134. 
deficiency of, 129. 

symptoms, 129. 
foods containing, 
133-4. 

cell salts in, 127. 

variations in, 128. 
conflicting opinions 
about, 124. 
fruits as a, 135. 
iron daily need of, 134. 
meat proteins in a, 130. 


as cause of acidity, 
131. 

mixed diet effect of, 125. 
nuts as a, 135. 
proteins daily need of, 
135. 

vegetable, 125. 

Eugenics, 172. 

bad environment, 173-4. 
desire for wealth, 173-4. 
destructive h e re d i t ary 
influence, 173. 
diseased child, 174. 
fitness for married life, 
174. 

Gallon’s law, 175. 
good and bad parentage 
compared, 175-7. 
healthy progenitors, 172. 
hereditary influence, 172. 
Mendel’s law, 175. 
prenatal defects, 173. 
purity, Milton’s quota¬ 
tion, 172. 

suppressions in, 178. 

treatment for, 177-8. 
Auto-Bio-Chemic in, 178. 

Eyes, leakage of nerve force 
through, 25. 

Glossary, 190-4. 

Gonorrhoea, 70. 

mental effect of, 71. 
stages in, 72. 
suppression of, 71-74. 




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symptoms, 70-1. 
treatment, 74. 

Headache, 103. 
anaemic, 105. 

symptoms of, 105. 
constipation as cause of, 
105. 

fermentation, 104. 

symptoms of, 104. 
infective, 104. 

symptoms, 104. 
nervous, 105 

symptoms of, 105. 
neurasthenic, 105. 
pelvic, 104. 

symptoms of, 104. 
refractive, 103. 

symptoms of, 103. 
syphilitic, 103. 

symptoms of, 103. 
toxic, 104. 
case reports, 105-G. 
Auto-Bio-Chemic, 106. 

Health and morals, 32. 

effect of diseases in, 33. 
social disease in, 33-4. 
specific urethritis (see 
gonorrhoea) 
shock effect on, 34. 
toxins effect on, 34-5. 
treatment, 35. 
worry effect on, 34. 

Impotency, 91. 

organic and functional, 

91. 


treatment of, 92. 
Auto-Bio-Chemic treat¬ 
ment in, 94. 

Life prolonged, 137. 

a continuous adjustment, 
137. 

chemical laboratory in, 
139. 

meats in, 139-42. 
combinations, 140. 

Like cures like, 38. 
illustrations, 39. 
Auto-Bio-Chemic, 40. 

Lowered vital function, 41. 
abuse of, 41. 

constructive thinking in, 

47. 

elimination of toxins in, 

48. 

fear in, 43-5. 

subjective symptoms, 
45-6. 

gonorrhoea, 41. 
hope in, 46. 
kidneys in, 47. 
liver in, 46. 
syphilis in, 41. 
work in, 43. 
worry in, 41. 

Morphine, 165. 
action of, 165. 
effect of, 165-8. 
symptoms, 165-8. 

Narcotic drugs, 164. 




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Neurasthenia, 95. 

brain, symptoms on, 96-7. 
causes of, 95-6. 
definition of, 95. 
digestive variety, 98-9. 

symptoms in, 98-9. 
sexual variety, 99. 

symptoms of, 99. 
spinal variety, 98. 

symptoms of, 98. 
treatment, 99-101. 
Auto-Bio-Chemic in, 101. 

Patient himself, 184. 

“blues” in, 188. 
despondent type, 187. 
irritable type, 188. 
money and health, 188. 
moral defective type, 181. 
neurotic type, 185. 
selfish type, 186. 
suppression, 189. 
venereal diseases in, 189. 
will power in, 189. 
worry as a disturbing 
force, 188. 

Tea, 143. 

action of, 143. 
composition of, 143. 
theine in, 143. 
treatment, 145. 
Auto-Bio-Chemic, 145. 

Tobacco, 149. 

case report, 156. 
composition of, 150. 


effect on the heart, 153. 
on the nervous system, 
153-4. 

thyroid gland, 154. 
physiological action, 349. 
symptoms caused by, 150. 

treatment, 155-6. 
Auto-Bio-Chemic in, 156. 

Urine and the Auto-Bio- 
Chemic Treatment, 179- 
83. 

diagnostic chart of, 181. 

Varicocele, 68. 
cause of, 69. 
definition of, 68-9. 
symptoms of, 69. 
Auto-Bio-Chemic in, 69. 

Will power, 29. 

exercise of, 30. 
food for, 31. 
importance of, 29. 
negative phase of, 31. 
positive qualities of, 31. 
rest for, 31. 

Women’s diseases, 107. 
change of life, 119. 

suppression in, 119-20. 
hysteria, 114. 
case report, 121. 
cause of, 116. 
eyes in, 117. 
head in, 116-7. 
mind in, 116. 




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mouth and throat, 117. 
sexual organs in, 117. 
stomach and intestines, 
117. 

symptoms, 118-9. 
treatment, 118. 
Auto-Bio-Chemic, 119. 
leucorrhoea, 108. 
case report, 121. 
cause of, 108-110. 
symptoms, 110. 


treatment, 112. 
painful periods, 118. 
case report, 121. 
symptoms, 113. 
treatment, 114. 

Auto - Bio - Chemic in, 
114. 

specific urethritis in, 110. 
case report, 122. 
effects of, 111-2. 
treatment of, 112-3. 




















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